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Get a sense of humor. The only right way to do anything with a chicken is the way you observe the flock. This is of great importance, especially if you're going to learn something from the observation so observe your flock closely, often, and under every condition, but most of all keep your...

Most chicken hawks but especially the Coopers hawk and Sharp shinned hawk tend to run their prey down once the hawk is on the ground where it can mix it up with your chickens. :( These two hawks can also bob and weave while flying through the trees like a mouse running a maze. PS...

Getting back to which breeds are best at escape and evasion, the blue egg laying Araucana from Chili was touted as the be-all-to-end-all in predator avoidance because they didn't have a bush of tail feathers trailing them for a fox to latch on to. At the same time the Sumatran long tailed...

You mean you throw everything on the ground and then stand back? That is how you slop hogs or some other ungrateful quadruped. The whole idea is to gain your birds confidence. I dribble the come hither feed out one grain or piece at a time. Then your birds see you as the source of their...

This is true but for small or young chickens 4 oz of shelled corn plus an equal amount of dry cat or dog food goes down better. An Internet treat is any treat that someone tried once and that they swore makes their birds lay hard boiled or sunny side up eggs on demand. That seems a little hard...

Quote: That is mostly untrue. It all depends on the chickens' owner and how they interact with their birds. If you spend half the day bent over and chasing your chicks in order to pet them when they aren't in the mood, or force feed them the latest internet treat, then you're going to have...