Posts by Country Parson

I found an old airport luggage wagon on Craigslist for $200 and decided to buy it and turn it into a mobile chicken tractor. I have a 2-acre field that I can move it around on (though the chickens roam on my entire 5-acre property). I...

My son came home with a "free" chicken from a family friend. I immediately noticed its feet look horrible, and am not sure I want to put it with the rest of my flock. I've heard of mites, but not sure I would know what they look like....

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Any idea what is wrong with this liver? Known facts are: From a 7-week old Cornish Cross Bird had a huge bulge in its belly. One of its legs was twice the size of the other Last few days bulge was getting bigger, and...

I have a pilgrim gander that is guarding two females on nests. While he has always been rather I'll-tempered, he is quite vicious now. In the past I have always stood up to him and made him back down (e.g. Grabbed his neck, hissed back...

I have several used Plasson Bell waterers for sale, as well as some other "low flow" waterers. I'm not sure of the brand name of the other kind, but they sit on the ground and have a small float valve in the middle (covered by a cone)....

I have a trio of pilgrims (1 male, 2 female). One has layed a dozen or more eggs and has been sitting on the nest for two weeks, but the other female hasn't layed a singke egg. It is possible she laid one egg (well...at least one egg was...

Quote:Originally Posted by Matrix Escapee  Where would they get the Methionine that they need? And calcium?    I believe corn contains all of the 10 essential amino acids, including methionine (though perhaps in minimal...

On a practical level they would be too young to handle cracked corn, at least for the first few weeks. I've actually thought the same thing, as I had a huge supply of free cracked corn. I bought 100lbs of soy meal for $22, which is 48%...

We try not to use any processed vegetable fats, and are increasing trying to cook with and eat solely animal fats. The chicken industry, just like the hog industry, are formulating their feeds to produce lean meat. We desire a...