Posts by sizerdarkegg

You're going to be disappointed with the mowing job the goats do.  I'd go with a horse.  A sheep would be fairly hard to keep in fences unless you do field fencing or go with a hair breed.  You can keep a small horse...

Thank you for your reply, actually I had not thought to use styrofoam (sheeting?) in the bottom of the box for day olds, I'll keep that in mind.   But I really wanted to know about what size boxed to pick out for started...

I am looking for USPS shipping boxes for minimum-weight past day-old chicks (what is it - six oz?) to approx. eight week old welsummer crossbred.  Usually at this age, they'll weigh around a pound or a little more (based on...

Chicken Swap at TSC in Roanoke, VA tomorrow (6/15) - starts at 8:00 a.m. and runs until 3:00 p.m. or until it gets too hot.  I've never been to this one, but I've been to the one in Christiansburg once.  It's not limited to...

I started mixing my own feed this spring.  I kind of shoot from the hip with this, which is not normal for me because usually when I formulate feed, I do so carefully with an excel spreadsheet to check protein, fat, & fiber...

I need to get some new roosters.  My chickens are getting a bit too inbred.  I'm an established breeder, but I don't breed for a specific breed type, I have my own set of criteria.    I like dark eggs I like...

I'm Cathy Sizer from VA, owner/breeder of Sizer Farm dark egg layers.  My website is http://chickens.sizerfarm.com.  I'm in the NPIP and my flock is also AI free.  I will also add M. Gallicepticum testing in a...