Don't chase it out of the area. People who travel with chickens to shows or sales need to have a long-handled net or a catching stick with them. Before you try to use a net or a catching stick, however, throw down some choice grain like ...
This comprehensive, practical guide gives you expert advice on all aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard.
Predators include neighborhood dogs, which are probably the number- one chicken-killer for all kinds of chicken-keepers. Chickens face many other kinds of predators as well, and urban areas have their fair share of them.
You've come to the right place! This new edition of Raising Chickens For Dummies provides the most up-to-date, thorough information on the many aspects of keeping chickens in your backyard.
Chickens do not eat at night or when they are in the dark. Most breeds of chickens are equally good at finding food given the chance, with a few exceptions. The large, heavy, broiler-type meat birds are like sumo wrestlers — they prefer ...