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Have you considered trying a "no-crow" collar? I have one on our 5mo old rooster and it seems to help but then he's still young and I have no experience w roosters. Rich in Alaska

Terry, I think you are right that the "freshness" of the wood chips could be the culprit. I've been using 8-10" of wood chips in our run for over a year now and haven't had any problems. I think my laziness in actually transporting them into the run (they had been sitting on our property...

I've lost chickens to neighborhood dogs too, and the family was pretty upset about it. I went through the stage where I planned to kill the dogs, but truthfully there are LOTS of dogs and all I would accomplish is burning bridges with all my neighbors. I finally just upgraded all my coop and...

I only have hens now since I can't imagine having all that rooster noise. If I wanted to raise some chicks, could I "rent" a rooster for a time? Should I? Is there a better way? Thx, Rich in Alaska

Thanks guys, I'll work on the treats! As far as securing the run/pen area just how secure are you making it? Is electric for bears and netting for eagles necessary? Are there really a lot of losses from predators in the Anchorage area? Any critters other than bears and eagles, like coyotes...

Hi everybody, this will be my first summer with chickens and I wondered what you all do about the summer daylight and closing the chickens up for the night? Do you force them in even though it's light out or just let them stay up/out? Will they just go in at "bedtime" on their own? Thx! Rich...

What about the nesting box design with a sloped floor that allows the freshly laid eggs to roll back through a small slot into a protected area? It's some work but it sounds like you're willing to go to some length. Rich

Let me ask another related question: how much space would you need per chicken to NOT end up with a barren moon-scape? Could one chicken destroy an entire acre in a season? Obviously there are going to be a LOT of variables, but I'm guessing one acre could comfortably support 7-14 chickens...