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I guess what I am getting at, if they are in a secure/safe run is there a need for closing the door on the coop itself at night? We will only be free ranging the chickens in the day when we can monitor. So, is there a need to lock them up in the coop, vs just secured in the run that has free...

So, a question about automatic doors. What is the need for an automatic door? Does the door need to be closed at night? Is this just a safety thing and needed if there are predators in the area that could get in?

Here is what my city has listed. There is a more codified ordinance that covers the larger lots but it is similar, this one addresses specifically the smaller residential lots. Backyard Chickens In R-1-10 and R-1-15 zones, the only agricultural animals allowed are chickens. (To determine what...

Well, my wife ended up finding a local hatchery yesterday and they had some chicks. Their chicks looked much better than the local farm supply stores chicks. Chicken math took over and she came home with more chicks than planned and two are silkies. A Blue Silkie and a White Silkie plus five...

Thanks for the info! How loud are the silkie roosters? If they aren't loud we wouldn't care if we had a rooster, we are sort of on an odd lot and while technically roosters aren't allowed (due to noise) we are large enough that we could probably be fine if we wanted to push the issue. We are...

Maybe this isn't the right place for this post but I need a little advice on Silkies. We are getting some chicks soon and my wife really wants a couple of silkies. I am a little concerned about silkies mixed with some bigger birds and maybe the differences in care/housing, etc. We live in an...

Thanks for the info. I will keep a watch on it and if it gets worse I will separate them. I am hoping it stops. I don't see them picking at each other at all when we are around so it only happens when we aren't around them. They seem very sweet with each other whenever we are observing them.

Hello, We have a couple little ducklings and one of them seems to be plucking the feathers off the side of the others head. It’s a little interesting that it’s the smaller of the two that is pecking the larger. Anything we can do to stop this? I believe we are feeding them correct. They are...