Recent content by greenSearcher

This year I ordered California Grays and Buckeyes. I want white eggs to fill out the cartons and the Grays seem forage better than the typical leghorn crosses. I really am looking forward to getting Buckeyes. I need the mouser in them. Looked out at the girls the other morning to see a fat...

Over the 5 years I have raised chickens I have settled on Texas Natural GMO free pelleted 18% protein feed that I have started feeding fermented. Scratch daily in the AM made from wheat, milo and BOSS. I also toss about 3 C into the fermenting feed. They also get "treat" daily in the evening...

As an update: Since installing the electric fence I am comfortable in stating that I have lost no more chickens to wandering dogs. I can account for the three chickens that are no longer with me, and it seems that the chickens do not visit my neighbors nearly as much as they did. I must keep...

I emphasize with your frustrations over the visiting chickens. I am getting my chickens under control, but it is expensive because I need to provide a large enough enclosed yard. I have free ranged my chickens since moving to the country, (no HOA or laws against ownership to deal with) and my...

This is from and old post I made, but in case it comes up for some one, this is how I resolved the problem with getting produce for my chickens. After the girls ate up what I had in my garden, I put my pride aside and asked a local deli type eatery if I could pick up their prep waste a couple...

Once I get the "aviary" constructed I might clip wings to keep them from getting entangled in the net/shade clothe roof. Will see how they react to a limited sky. I watch them in the evenings roost along the garden fence(6' chain link) and observe the day winding down before they go to the coop...

As I was writing a response I realize about the only viable option is to convert their yard that has a 4 ft fence into one with a 6 ft fence and shade cloth roof. That also means I will have to reduce the flock to only 25 birds, giving each bird 90 sq feet. In the mean time I will try a...

I have been raising chickens for 6 years, and the girls go visit when they want bugs from his woods. He was complaining about my NEW electric fence that surrounds the cleared area of our land, concerned that I would neglect it and it would curl and interfere with his mowing the fence line. (He...

Your knee problem was one of the big things that kept me from replacement surgery for a long time, but last year I did the left knee and other than the skin nerves that still get wonky, my knee and I are good friends. Thinking about getting the right knee done this year, but knowing me it will...

You might want to check her for parasites. If she has mites she will suffer from anemia; worms will consume the nutrients in her gut. When I feed back eggs to my hens, I scramble them and stir in a good Tablespoon of Chili pepper flakes. Do that every few weeks, haven't noticed any worms in...

With you additional comment I think he was shedding the last of his juvenile feathers before growing his adult plumage. I have noticed my pullets doing that about a month before they start laying.

Layena, the brand name for a number of poultry foods including Feather Fixer is a Nutrena Animal Feed product. For all the raves, it still contains GMO grains, Nutrena has no GMO free feeds. I am picky about GMOs because it has been demonstrated that GMOs can affect fertility, and egg laying...

If you wish to feed you girls yogurt, and folks keep preferring "Greek" yogurt, that is a great source of protein. If you are fortunate to have dairy animals, making your own yogurt from excess milk can keep the protein boost cheap. If you are like me and buy milk, you can still make yogurt...

I am still reading so you may have already had this info, but the only way to get GMO free feed with our current labeling standards is to buy organic. Organic standards prohibit GMO grains or other foods. Most non GMO feed providers will tell you that they are either corn and soy free (the 2...

Be sure to thank him every time you go! For over a year and a half I had been getting couple boxes a week from one of the grocers until some idiot had an altercation over the barrels going out before he could get his free stuff. The guy getting the 55 gal barrels of produce waste paid for it...