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What about using a thermostat so the heat does not come on 24/7. The use of 2 250 watt solar panels will charge in the day. I have 10 chicken tractors and to have power is impossible but needed to keep the water from freezing as well as the chickens. This is expensive but what choice to you/ I have?

Thanks that seems to work! Sound like we both have the same amount of hens at 100. So this system can supply enough feed? Do you add any oyster shells for calcium or in my case a few meal worms for protein? really thank you for the help!

I use certified organic and at $27 per 50lb it killing me. My girls are free range in a tractor pen that move daily and sometime more. In the winter food is not plentiful so I plan on bails of hay meal worms oyster shell and maybe a premix of vitamins. I plan on raising my own meal worms I can...

Using mealworms as a main source of food, but how much other stuff needs to added for my layer?

Hello looks like no one on this thread for some time, anyone out there? I’m in South West PA close to the Maryland West Virginia lines Laurel foot hills. Boy started this adventure with wanting fresh eggs, and with my daughter interest we added and raised egg producer (Leghorns, and Austhorpe)...

Hey I somewhat new to this chicken thing just wanted eggs! LOL but my 4 yr old daughter likes the idea so here we are… Started with Leghorns as I said wanted eggs than a few Austhorpe a few were Roo and became a little too aggressive with my daughter and after a few attacks became broth and...

My leghorns were not bad tasting, just not a lot of meat. I have 7 leghorns and two and two Black Australorp and have got a steady 7 to 8 eggs. I let the flock grow to about 30 at summer as they free range and therefor a lot less feed. Winter I thin them out and keep the best layers. I also get...

I’m not sure and have not had any good info on that. I know through reading all kinds of posts that they travel a mile/s. So is you use one mile as a reference than you would need about 25 acres. However, if you are in a rural setting with lots of acreage around they will rom. And there is no...

Nam I heard they have the best chance for survival on their own! Your right I have issue with the wild life coyotes have already thin my Piken ducks out but the remainders have learn how to survive. OnlyMe I’m very close about 30 miles southwest close to Uniontown/ Connellsville area. NewTo...

Nam I heard they have the best chance for survival on their own! Your right I have issue with the wild life coyotes have already thin my Piken ducks out but the remainders have learn how to survive. OnlyMe I’m very close about 30 miles southwest close to Uniontown/ Connellsville area. NewTo...

I have told they don’t breed as they don’t live long enough? I guess that is not true maybe i will try keeping a few of mine. I can tell the males from the female by both size and attitude funny. The one month old males are already holding their ground on the adults

I have some Pikens and got them for a renewable food source! Built a pond on the hill feed by a great spring. But coyotes got my females as they are easy targets nesting. Males seem to do well so far. will get some females early this year and process one of the males. Your right very gentle birds.

Looks like some mix thought on this subject in the tread. It may be worth getting 30 birds to try. I’m in southwest PA foot hills of the Laurels. I’m thinking of getting some Junglefowl build a raised open but covered roost and nesting boxes and put them in the wooded area of my property to run...

I used some of my older Leghorns not bad tasting in soup but not much meat. I also had 4 Black Australop Roosters that were 8 months old very tuff meats made a great broth. After the first one being so tuff we process and put in a Mason jar now that was very good and tender. I just bought...

I’m in southwest PA foot hills of the Laurels. I have a question if someone can answer? I’m thanking of getting some jungle fowl build a open but covered roost and put them in the wooded area of my property to run wild. Still maybe a problem with egg layers even though they would be ¼ mile away...