Posts by keabler

LOL they do have the agility of an aircraft carrier.  We have a mean old hen that used to pick on them when freeranging, but she figured out that in a couple weeks they end up larger than she LOL.  I took a video of the...

I am not sure about the cause of death, but you are right about the grit.  It is important to that they have some source of grit, weather it is from the dirt or introduced.  Usually stores like Tractor Supply, Orchard Supply,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nifty-Chicken   but if I was going to take a person stab in the dark I'd say south of Monterey is Southern CA. I currently live in Yuba City, just 40 miles North of...

There is a great thread on BYC about capons.  Most of the tools purchased are designed to fit birds younger than 6 weeks.  When they are younger the testies are both easily accessible from the one side, as they are staggered...

When all of my chickens are free-ranging, I got kind of tired of seeing the CornishX's laying around, so I decided to get them some exercise.  Our Australian Shepherd would probably give them a heart attack with the amount he...

We raise meat and egg chickens, and I don't think anyone normal wants to hurt another living creature.  I think that if you look at their cognitive functions and their lack of higher reasoning, it is simply a matter of instinctive...

If people really "cared" about the well being of the chickens, they would encourage back yard chicken raisers to kill and eat their own chickens.  The more chickens we kill and eat at our house, the less our household supports the...

Hannakat, when you posted your pictures and your method, you mentioned that you cut out the top drawer so that the freshly hatched worms drop to the second drawer to grow into larger larvae.  My first question is what type or size...

A neat idea, that has worked well for me (as I am kind of lazy) is to take your five gallon bucket and put a simple float control anchored to the side and attached to a hose.  The float keeps the 5 gallon bucket filled, and the five...

I get mine from a local farm supply.  They are always straight run and cost about $1.10 each.  They always throw in extra chicks making my total less, and since i started using DE i lose very very few birds.  Also, I feed...