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Howdy. Can you guys give suggestions for anti-predator construction based on what's worked for you? Our new property (1 1/2 acres) has a creek running down the back slope so it's pretty much a Raccoon Highway. The creek drops off in a Wilderness Preserve/watershed so we get gorgeous wildlife...

So me and the Texan Wonder Man are set to begin our 6th year together. Tell me... what's the key to a good long relationship? I like my TWM, wanna keep him around (he's promised to help me build the coop and double-dig the garden!)

Which breeds are the quietest, calmest, least likely to tick off my neighbors? We'll be having only hens. A followup question would also likely be 'is it nature or nuture'?

East Bayers? East Bayies? East Bayholics? Whatever! We're moving into a town just outside of Oakland, and will be getting chickens. What kinds of predators do we have to worry about here? Raccoons, coyotes, birds of prey, idiot neighbor children wanting to do a cheap 'egging'?

Howdy! We're looking to get our first set of chooks this Springish, depending on when we find a house with a decent yard. It will be in a urban area that surprisingly has huge lots (1/3 of an acre) in the temperate East Bay Area. We'll be introducing the neighbors to the fun of chickens so...

Just the facts: The city we're planning to move to requires chickens to be 20 feet or more from any domicile. We want 2 - 5 egg layers. We want minimal work (read: lazy!) We will have dogs. We will have nosy neighbors who we need to teach about the Good of the Chicken. The Bay Area does...