Yes
Shelter. when raising chickens in the backyard it is always advisable to have some form of shelter or allow the chickens access to the chicken coop at all times. Shelter from wind and rain can easily be arraged with a few boards and a tarp.
teach your chickens to fly
If your backyard is fenced, try to look for the spot/s that your dog is getting under. Once you find the spots block them off with pieces of wood or wire.
Most people tend to try and attract birds to their backyard by putting out seed. If you really want to control them you can try getting a cat which is the number one backyard bird predator.
By getting offerd a truce from the Wild Monsters
you can feed them less foood
I would probably think about getting some new chickens. As chickens age they lay less eggs.
DDt is still getting into chickens after 20 years because it is still in the soil. it was banned due to the health problems it caused.
They bury their egges because they want their chickens to survive without getting sizzled on a farmers frying pan
debeak them. hope this helps
they are both no kidding. in the summer if they are in a pen and not getting enough greens they will peck at eachothers butts. my chickens do so we have to give them enough greens in the summertime.
Baby chickens voices are not fully developed so their voices are very high. while getting older, their voice starts to deepen and ends up as a "bock"