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A Press Democrat reporter and backyard chicken raiser takes a closer look at what it takes to raise her chickens.

Five chickens just under a year old arrived at the student-made chicken coop at the Eckerd Community Farm on March 3.

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"Chickens can be vulnerable to predators. Lot of predators that we have in our backyards are coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, possums," Leird said. "You want to make sure that your chicken coop and run ...