Posts by kesali

I have 11 hens which include barred rocks, SL wyandottes, and partridge rocks. They are from Meyers, 1 year old this month, and laying well. I need to get rid of them because I am moving and will give them away, along with a good-size...

I don't know about rye seeds, but I toss old rye bread to my chickens. They devour it (like everything else) and I have never seen any problems.

Good call!! would like to know, too!

Here in northern Wisconsin, it is fricking cold! The temp hangs around 20F for the high and + or - zero at night. My  rooster, usually in the habit of making a racket about 5am, hasn't made a sound in the morning for over week! None...

Check your chickens for parasites that may have jumped off the owl on to one or more of them. Lordie knows what bugs it was carrying around, they all do!

My coop has two 8'x4' rooms with an opening so they can go into either one. Last night it got down to 10F and I decided to use a 175 heat lamp in the far room. When I came to open the door for them in the morning, I saw they were all...

The coop is about 3' off the ground with a walkway up to it. The roosts are 1' and 3' high with a ladder they can use. I am thinking the window in the first room keeps them there because it makes the room lighter. Also, they can see out...

My coop is two rooms, each about 4' x 8' for 14 chix. There is an interior wall between them with an adequate opening. The roosts are in the further room and so are the nest boxes. They lay eggs in this room, but refuse to go in there...

I bake a lot of bread, but use a bread machine!! Comes out perfect every time! But, then, what do you expect from a guy who isn't into that whole "kneading" thing?

Can't help you on brands 'cuz I am looking, too. I have two problems. One is the door mechanism has to hold up under extreme cold conditions during winter. This does not mean the chickens are going out at -30F, it means the mechanism...