I am a firm believer in “free range” for chickens, or letting them run loose around the yard or whatever you wish to call it for a couple reasons.
The most important to me is that
It is normal for chickens to decrease their production in winter.
I don’t light my chickens, but for maximum production, chickens need at least 14 hours of light.
In the old days
I received pictures of from a couple friends that visited my site and they were kind enough to send me some pictures of their chickens coops.
This picture is of my new Buff Orpington Rooster and a couple hens. It appears that it is slightly blurred, but it does show what Buff Orpingtons look like at [...]
For most backyard chicken farmers in the northeast I consider the raccoon number one on the list.
Damage to the flock from raccoons is generally in the area of
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