Posts by BoltonChicken

Quote: Originally Posted by flewdacoop  i would not has more calcium in it then they need and not enough protein in it. i would buy starter/grower and keep them on that till at least 18 to 20 weeks. just my two...

As I have said before and will say again: Never, never, never feed a chicken anything it won't eat.  They are hardwired to know what they can or can't eat, and what is or isn't good for them.  I get a kick out of all the...

Never, never, never feed you chickens anything they won't eat.  Other than that, go for it.  For instance I have not been able to get them to eat anything metallic. Don't believe all the junk about what they can or can't eat....

My BO hatched two chicks recently in an egg box about 30" off the ground.  The first I saw of them, they were on the coop floor with their mother, scratching away.  That night they were back in the egg box!  How?  I...

Heck, the best way to feed chickens zucchini and squash is to throw it in the coop.  Let them have the fun of doing all the work.  It keeps them busy and entertained.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bear Foot Farm  Silica is the second most common element in the Earth's crust   Call a cement or brick company, and have them bring you a load of the cheapest sand...

Screws with washer or TEK screws are the ONLY way to go.  Immensely strong and easily removable if needed. Worth the cost of a rechargeable drill many times over.  I have built two coops in the last year and would NEVER use...

Hardware cloth screwed into wood framing with TEK screws. Will keep out most anything in my area, but I am not positive about a bobcat. Dogs, cats, raccoons, possums, snakes, hawks, etc. cannot get in.  In 16 months I have not had...

In the chicken world, as in the human world, there are just some bad mothers.  She had her reasons for pecking the chick, but we will never know what they were.  I had a Buff Orpington hen set on six eggs.  When two...

If your run is protected, I would let them stay out at night.  As they mature the roosting urge comes out and they will start to go into the coop to roost.  Yours are awfully young yet, and need more time to figure out how to...