Recent content by 3LittleChickadees

Hey, This may sound strange, but I started using a dog poop scooper. It was $15 at Target. It's about 2 feet long and has a squeeze handle at the top- the end open and closes. I take the big stuff out daily-ish. Then mix the rest of the unsoiled litter up to dry and add more shavings as...

(We have bantams so there is far less mess than standard size birds.) We start with fresh shavings in the nest boxes. Then we toss them on the coop floor where they are stirred into existing shavings and allowed to dry. Most of them end up falling through the wire bottom to the barn floor...

The stinging nettles don't do much to deter predators on our land. But if you cut them down the girls will chow on them for sure. They are an excellent source of nutrition. (for humans too!) Our livestock and ducks love to forage in them. If you let your chickens out to free range, the...

thanks for the inspiration- i have an abundance of tall hardy grasses! do the rocks heat up the roots of the plants they surround? sometimes i've had plants die in summer because the rocks hold so much heat. i was thinking of transplanting hardy lavender bushes around the outside perimeter...

I've been also contemplating insulation options. Stacked strawbales can be stacked around the exterior. Then used as mulch when they're spent. They will harbor bacterior etc. when wet-- maybe smell a bit! We have 3 fiber goats and 2 big llamas which I've been saving the wool from when we...

Our newbie polish pullets integrated flawlessly with the group! Not sure if it was good luck or just the right chemistry in the flock. The polish we got are super relaxed and fun.

I absolutely love the breadbox! Are those pavers buried or just on top of the ground around your run?