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I am getting 25 new chickens and moving my existing 4 over to my dads house to start a small local egg business. My dad however is not a fan of crowing and neither are my neighbors (who have had two roosters in the past), my question is, how can my flock have protection from hawks during the...

What are your tips for free ranging? I am hoping to get 30 chickens or so and maybe several ducks. I will not be penning them up during the day. They will have access to my 2 acre pasture and my neighbor's if they want to. At night I can lock them up in my barn, which I am going to predator...

I am considering raising my new flock in sand. I am switching to keeping my chickens in a stall in my barn and I have heard that raising them in sand is supposed to have more benefits than cons. I have a large barn so I don't believe the respiratory issue known with sand is a problem. They...

Should I be vaccinating my chicks/chickens? I want to show, breed, sell baby chicks, sell eggs for consumption, show, and use them as fly control on my property. They will be free range and put up at night time. I am planning on keeping ducks and some guinea fowl with them. Is there a...