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I have a bunch of free-range chickens that just roam around my country farm-house. When we got them, I went to a great training exercise to teach my dog (6yr Golden Retriever) NOT to chase the chickens. Unfortunately, the chickens come up on my porch during the day, or sometimes roost on the...

I read lots from people who consider their chickens friendly. I never have thought my chickens are friendly, but maybe they are? When I think of a friendly chicken, I think of more a pet, the chicken comes up to you, lets you pick it up, etc. My chickens don't chase me down in the yard and...

Hello all, I got a straight-run of rhode-island reds earlier this year, with the intention I would breed then later this year. Certainly I'd get roosters & hens from a straight-run, right? Unfortunately I didn't (bummer right?) They're all hens. My question is, do you have any sites/ideas...

I've raised two roosters since I hatched them. They are around 10 months old. I have never heard them crow (and no practice squaks either!) I thought maybe they need to be "trained" so we got a third rooster from a friend, and he crowed for a few days, then he quit altogether too! What's...

I'm going to be building a chicken coop soon to replace the one I have. My chickens are completely free-range during the day, and come back at night. Right now, I have a door on their run I open and close for nights. I was wondering if anyone has advice on constructing an entrance in such a...