Posts by Mak

I put the new chickies in the coop last night. They seemed to grow so much faster this year than last year's group, and were really too big for the brooder. They have been pushing the top open just a bit, and I knew it would not be long...

Yes, I saw that. So very sad. I will miss Sarah Jane. I remember her when she first started on Dr. Who with Jon Pertwee. RIP, Lis Sladen. You will be missed.

Yep, they will love the eggs. I don't know that there is a limit on how many eggs they should eat. I would not feed them so much that they stop eating their feed. The eggs have lots of good nutrition, true, but the feed is balanced for...

I've used a cut down box of play sand in the brooder with every batch of chicks. Yes they eat a lot of it. They also kick it around, dust bathe in it and just generally love it. Has it ever hurt any? Not that I have noticed. I also have...

That looks awesome! You are going to have some really happy chickens once they see that set up! He's done a terrific job on the coop and run.

Yes, Laurajean has some great advice. We had the same issues with not using credit cards *wisely* and it took a few years and a lot of not so fun living to clear it all, but we did it. And decided not to do the credit card thing again....

Four weeks is old enough to start giving them treats. You can just tear up the lettuce into small pieces or even leave it whole if you have a solid (or shaving) floor booder. I chop what I give them because I have a wire floor and if...

I have a big plastic bowl I put the treats in. It's very useful. When I let them out to free range, all I need to do to get them back in the coop is fill the bowl and hold it where they can see it. They come a-runnin'! I feel like the...

If they are outside they are most likely getting the grit they need. I do put a box of regular play sand in the brooder as well. They eat it and love to dust bathe in it! Of course, my brooder is in the basement which is only used for...

Medicated chick starter for the first 2 weeks. Then, the starter feed plus a hard boiled or scrambled egg 2 or 3 times a week, ground up really small. At 3 or 4 weeks, I add a box of sand and start giving them finely ground greens and...