Hello everybody! I'm from Texas and slightly new to the chicken raising world. I have about 25 one week old cochin bantams, and 5 baby phoenix's. I had several white bantams last year but they all vanished with no trace left behind. I am still learning how to raise, protect, and love my chickens, so any help or advice anybody has will be greatly needed and appreciated.
	
		
			
		
		
	
				
			
	
 and Welcome To BYC!    Congratulations on the new Cochins and Phoenix, good luck with them!  Sorry about your first flock, predators are nasty.  TwoCrows gave you some great links to check out. You might also want to stop by the Predators forum for help with predator proofing your coop and run 