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That is just toooo cute! I wish my old farm dog would adopt my chicks when they come but I imagine they'll look like doggy treats to him. Crossing my fingers and burying the fence.

This has been another -big- concern of mine while deciding to get chickens. My dog is a wonderful half Samoyed, half collie who is over ten years old, I'm thinking he's 14. He can't see like he used to, can't hear as well, has one lame leg, yet he still hunts rabbits, coons, snakes and even...

Poor poor coyote, he does have mange but I have to say that there are many in this area that are in better shape. I want them all to be healthy but I hope they stick to eating wild rabbits etc..and leave my birds alone! We have many coyotes around. I hear them singing at night all the time and...

Mrs.Puff : That is the ugliest coyote I've ever seen! Here's a hint, kinda icky: pee around the perimeter of your place. You're marking your territory. That's a Mister coyote, so Mister pee would be good. No kidding. With all the testosterone flying around this place that shouldn't be a...

Last month some research students set up a couple of cameras on my property to watch the wildlife. When they were done they sent me a copy of what they found. After reviewing the results it's made me very nervous for my birds and definitely motivated me to build my coop extra secure! The...

This is something that has been bothering me for awhile now. I plan on eventually free ranging my chickens on a little over 6 acres and I can't possibly police all the plants in the pasture although I'll be seeding native prairie plants throughout, eventually. My main concern is an invasive...

I grew up north of Chicago in Lake county, it is indeed a lovely place and making me miss it, except for the traffic. Good luck with your new birds and welcome from one new egg to another!

Hi, from the other side of the river.

I understand that determination and feel the obsession beginning already. My chicks arrive in 12 days!

Hi, from one new egg to another.

Quote: I would love to use solar or wind power, a dream of mine. Solar is still pretty expensive but for the little things...like, my son is building me a solar dehydrator this year..it's doable. Wind is wonderful but my dh says it's very tricky down here, being that it's gusty? I'm not sure...

Quote: We live south of Sparta but we lived in Cambria years ago, ummm 25 years ago. Thank you all for the warm welcome. As far as seeds go.. I'm chomping at the bit. I have a few starts inside, some herbs and daisies, spinach and watermelon. Outside so far, my rhubarb is going crazy...

Hi everyone! I feel I know some of you already as I have been lurking for a few weeks. I'm finally posting because I'm finally ordering my chicks! It took me awhile to convince my husband that I was serious about raising some chickens. We live on a few acres in southern Illinois and until...