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We have 27 hens, 2 roosters and 7 four day old chicks. They are all Speckled Sussex which is a British breed. I had wanted a chicken that was a good layer, gentle, active forager and friendly. I knew when I chose the breed that there was a possibility that the hens could be broody, that trait...

Keep the chicken feed in metal trash cans with tight lids. Don't leave feeders full you are only inviting rodents for dinner. As your chickens get older they will take care of the mice, they will either eat them or scare them away.

Take a video or photos of everything she does on your property. Use them as evidence against her. She could possibly be charged with animal cruelty along with trespassing. You should also have "No Trespassing" signs up if you are going to try to charge her.

Roosters can be gentle until they are not. Like Bulls, Jacks, Stallions, and other intact males of the livestock kingdom they can turn on you. Our friend's 18 year old son was herding their Jersey heifers to a new pasture. Their Jersey bull, which their son had raised, didn't like the heifers...

I think everyone knows by now, I free-range my Speckled Sussex. Their coop has 7' ceilings and three aluminum storm (human) doors, no poop doors. The only place they can get their layer crumbles is in the coop. Feeding only in the coop prevents wild birds from contaminating their feed and...

I do not know if this "Hamster-Chicken ball" is real since it was photo shopped over the chicken. If it happens to be real I believe it would be very dangerous to the chicken. In using it you have basically prepackaged the poor chicken in a "takeout container" for its predator. ☹

Speckled Sussex, 26 layers, 2 romantic roosters, 1 broody hen sitting on 14 eggs.

It's still a cool sign! 😄

LOVE your sign!!

Over they years we have had some really mean roosters of different standard and bantam breeds. They were mighty tasty in Pot Pies. Right now we have two very gentle Speckled Sussex roosters, Boss Man and Mr White. When customers would come to our farm to purchase livestock or eggs they would...

I free-range my chickens, but we live in a rural area. My chickens have protection in the form of plenty of places to hide and our donkeys. I have lost 7 chickens over the past 24 years due to stray dogs and careless drivers and it broke my heart. I understand the the problems you will have if...

For years we used Great Pyrenees to protect our Meat Goat herd and the Chickens benefited too. Since we are semi-retired the only other livestock on our farm is Donkeys. Our Chickens run to the Donkeys when they frightened, especially when the predator has four legs. Our free-range Speckled...

Usually pick up 16/18 eggs. I pick them when I close the coop for the night.

I free-range 30 Speckled Sussex, 28 hens & 2 adult roosters. The chickens are always locked in their coop at night. The coop is the only place they can get their grain, it makes a good incentive for them to return to the coop. We have plenty of places our chickens can run to if they see...

Sounds good to me!

My husband said bring the dead birds to the neighbor. Tell them they can keep them since their dogs liked them so much. Luckily we live in a very rural area, more livestock than humans. Canine trespassers never leave, just like the song Hotel California.