Thank you everyone for your responses. I am new to chickens and so therefore am lacking in what you would call "commonsense". The other day I caught myself washing the chicken feeder and waterer in my kitchen sink and had to think really hard about whether or not that was sanitary. I wash my...
I'm not sure about ducks but I have heard you should keep chickens in the coop for two weeks, that way they know it's their home then you can turn them out into then run.
I'm a new chicken owner and have kind of a silly question. My 3 chicks are 4 weeks old and I'm debating on free range vs enclosed run. I would like to free range them but should I be worried about my two year old daughter running around barefoot?