Is it really necessary to go from starter feed to finisher feed then to layer???? I'm using TSC feeds and that's what they recommend. I'd kinda like to skip the finisher feed and just go directly to layer pellets. My chicks are 11...
Hi Mudd,
I bought the red plastic nipples that thread in. I also used 4" PVC for my water reservoir. Have had real good luck with this outfit. I've gone a complete year using this method. As I'm in NW PA. I found that an...
Thanks for all the help. We do handle our chicks a lot to get them somewhat domesticated, if that's at all possible. But again thanks for your help.
Donrae, I should have explained better on the number of chicks, half are...
Hi,
I originally had this posted on another section of this site but didn't get any response so I figured I must have it posted on the wrong section and thought best that I try here.
I did a search on this site on...
I did a search on this site on Welsumers and found a thread that describes them as terribly aggressive. I planned on ordering 24 Welsumers and 12 White Leghorn chicks for a spring deliveery. Will they all co-exist without the Welsumers...
Hi Fuzzy,
Have you considered 4" PVC tube with a water nipple in the bottom for conserving space?
Also the 4" PVC with a double 90 deg elbow for the feed?
Just a thought.
Good luck with your chicks, they are...
I've read that eggs are somewhat porous and do absorb moisture somewhat. I have a hen that lays an egg every morning from her roost onto the poop board. If I don't find it broken from the fall I will find it in a load of poop, cushoined...
This past year I started adding apple cider vinegar to my chickens water. This winter it seems that the water isn't freezing as easily as before. Is this possible? Does the vinegar affect the temperature that water normally...
