Recent content by GopherBrokeFarm

If anyone is interested in temp/ humidity monitoring of their coop and lacks the DIY knowledge to build a sensor I highly recommend Sensor Push. I’ve had their sensor in my coop for a year and it’s still on the original battery. It automatically sends updates to my phone and pings me when the...

Handsome dog. You just won’t know until you (very cautiously) try. Long, boring story ahead... I have a high energy, extremely intelligent, female Doberman with a strong prey drive, particularly for things that fly. She wears a goat bell outdoors so the squirrels know she is coming. Much to my...

There is plenty of good advice on here already but I thought I’d add my two cents re damage control. Years ago I had a (neutered) bengal cat with a plethora of issues including spraying and urinating indoors. I tried so many things to eliminate the smell and found an enzymatic product called...

Hello All, This is pretty long so thank you in advance for reading. I have six chickens all approximately six months old. They are kept on pine shavings in a 50 ish square foot coop and taken out in a tractor when the rain isn't driving sideways. The weather in my area has been absolutely...

Fly predators are very effective at minimizing flies around horse barns. They kill the immature fly before it has a chance to mature and they are so tiny you don't even see them. Many horse supply sites such as Valley Vet carry them and pack of 5000 will set you back about 20 bucks. Might be...

You could try builders sand if they are over a week old. It dries well.in case if spills and dessicates the poop very quickly which cuts down on the odor.

I didn't contact MPC since my shipping e-mail directed me to contact my Post office if the chicks had not been received by late Thursday. Happily I received a call from the PO at 2:30 this morning that I had a peeping box to pick up. I'm not sure why there was so much misinformation regarding...

I am awaiting an order from MPC for 6 chicks. They were supposed to arrive today according to the shipping updates from USPS. I wasn't worried that they hadn't made it until I contacted the Post Office to check on their progress. First, I was told that they hadn't shipped at all and that my...