Posts by Azriel

Two weeks ago I was down to 4 eggs a day from my 30 hen/pullets. I put  60watt light on a timer. At first I had it come on at 4am and off at 8am nothing in the evening. But I don't get home from work till about 5:30, and didn't like...

I think Nutrina has a pelleted feed very much the same as Flock Raiser. The store that I was looking at only had the pelleted when I was looking for the crumbles.

I wanted to post a photo of the 6 hole nest box that I made following Opa's plans. I pick my eggs up from the isle way between pens. I love this nest box, and my girls started useing it the 1st day they were in the coop. I did put some...

Thank you both for the info. Over the winter I was thinking of getting the animal protein extra and having that mixed in also, but I think in the summer when they free range they get enough bugs that they may not need the extra animal...

I have found a local mill that I can get this product at, but have a few questions if any one is useing this. The mixing instructions just say to mix it with corn, I have my own oats and barley, and would like to use them, could I mix...

Mine is 14x24 with a 12x14 covered lean to area for winter outside time. I don't have the outside runs up yetThis is the roosting area in the large pen. This pen is 12x14, the 2 smaller pens are 7x8The large pen has a 6 hole rear roll...

I have never been able to sex the EE's untill they lay or crow, ( well, maybe not quite that long), but the SLW are easy, the baby roos will be much lighter and more silvery than the baby pullets. After they start losing the down and...

Does anyone know if the kind of DE that is used in fish tank filters the food grade? I think PetSmart or Petco sells that.

Does anyone know where to get DE here in MT, or maybe WY? I don't like the stall dry or PDZ they sell at TSC or Big R.

I have mostly brown egg layers in my laying flock, but I do have 4 white egg layers, 2 Blue Andalusian, and 2 Golden Lakenvelder. All 4 have just started laying within the last few weeks. The Roos that I have with my layer flock are, an...