Posts by Clay Mudd

You're not doing anything wrong -- they just like to bathe in the shavings! My  chickens have found about 4 different spots around the property where they can bathe in fine, dry dirt, but they'll still dig a hole in the bedding to...

Here's a page of recipes:   http://www.fertrell.com/ration_recipes.html   if you're going for organic certification, you need to check with whoever's doing the certifying, but generally, the chicks have to start out...

In one of my coops, I have 8 hens and 3 boxes. They mostly lay in 2 of them. So, 3 is fine, but if you want 4, I say go for it.

x8, then.   My current rooster is the best I've had. He's not terribly skittish, but he does give me a wide berth, and doesn't get excited when I need to tend to one of the hens. That's a nice change from his predecessors, all...

I had an Easter Egger chick whose beak was a little more crossed than yours. I read all the posts here about trimming the beak, tube-feeding, and all that... then what I did was just give her a chance. She ate crumbles just fine, then...

I've never needed to wash one. They're pretty much self-cleaning unless you spill something on them.

Quote: Originally Posted by gritsar    I've also learned not to borrow trouble.  I stopped reading the illness section of the forum a long time ago.  Remember, I'm observing my flocks...

The first thing that  comes to mind: when my first flock was just starting to get out and forage, I noticed how much they liked to dig in the leaves on the forest floor. So I started dumping fallen leaves in their run for them to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ignorant Sally    Oh please, I hope that doesn't happen.  The truth must not be silenced.  Long live BYC for exposing the lies the government has been telling...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jarrett Dobbins  They say that but it's not true. All major farms that sell chicken meat or eggs use hormones to help increase growth and egg production. There is many other things in the...