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Hi CatWhisperer They sell crushed corn at the agricultural stores, but at the moment there are no 50 kg bags, only 5 kg bags, apparently because of the drought: The farmers could not plant because the rains did not arrive. Predators: Dogs, cats, a hawk that almost got Agatha's single chick, in...

Personally, I would be very reluctant to lock my 17 up in a coop. I think they have a better chance against two- and four-legged predators if they unconfined. So, mine are free to come and go as they please, and they all come home to roost in the coop at night with the door open, except for Iris...

I live in South Africa, on the border of the Eastern and Western Cape in a very poor community. The chickens get handfuls of crushed corn (we call them mielies) whenever they come to the veranda to ask, and in the morning and evening, and other than that, they are pasture-fed chickens who...

Carl was looking good the morning. More stable on his feet, crowing, and then joined the flock for their foray into the empty land next door to look for grubs and worms and what all else.

Thanks, TwoCrows.

Hi Nicole I am new to chickens--ended up with a motley crew of who knows what breed by default--the primary predators in my location are the two-legged kind who pot them, although I have to watch the dogs and cats (and crows who live over the road) around the new chicks. So far I have lost two...

Well, I am new to chickens and am going through a learning curve. A rooster arrived on a property I bought so that I could live on the same property as my two horses. Then I was given two hens to keep Matt company. I called them the Chook-Chooks. They are free range, and all three slept in the...