Posts by DrJerryrigger

So I have two coops, one is more of a dog house with roosting bars, the other is quite thin and tall. Both came with the place I'm renting, and are rotting away fast. A few nights ago I went in to the coop, a few hours after shutting...

yeah, I'm happy to have a friendly cat rather than black rat snakes, but to each there own.

Sorry this is a better pic of the tractor, so you can see what's going on better. I set up a run with an opening the width of the handles and just roll it into place. I lay a 2x6 under the handles so they can't get out there... a few...

I was building a garden way style wheelbarrow and realized an old rabbit cage fit into it perfectly, anyway I never finished and it's a alright tractor and a crummy wheelbarrow. What you can't see in the pic is that there is an...

I'm not an expert at all, but at 4 weeks I think it's fine to transition them over to a developer or grower/finisher feed. Most of those are not medicated. At what age do you plan to cull the flock?

Quote: Originally Posted by silkiechicken  Feeding cumbles? Are they adults? I'd switch to pellets and call it a day. 16 bucks for a 50lb bag of non organic layer here and will leave very little if any...

Quote: Originally Posted by PsychoChickens   I am currently feeding Purina mixed 50/50 with cracked corn PsychoChickens I'm not an expert at all, but have read in a few places (well mostly in book...

There are a wide range of granola products made at this factory. Most are sweetened with cane sugar (usually brown), and often a small amount of maple syrup. molasses, or honey is also used. I'd estimate most have have 10-15% sugar by...

Quote: Originally Posted by galanie  If by scratch you mean their treat food, then 30% should be fine. If you mean their main diet, then I'd not go over 10%. We've all been told not to feed them too much sugar but no...

Any suggestions to how much is too much? And what problems may be caused by a diet too high in sugar?