My friend has a compost pile and he found a bunch of maggots, he gave some to his chicks and I brought some home for mine. I'm guessing it doesn't hurt them. Are they mean to be treats or is something, if harnessed, can be a food source?
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I have a few questions concerning netting over my garden. During summer I will keep the chickens confined to the coop and their run, however, in winter I want to open their run and let them free range in garden. Will I need to put netting over the whole garden or if they are full...
I picked up 6 chic sat tractor supply, these two are from the straight run section. All the others have a comb, these two do not have any starting to develop. They do, however, have these red things on the side of their lower face. Any clue if they are roosters or not. Unknown breed and I got...
This is my first time building a coop, it will house 6 chickens. It is 46x65, it's definitely on the smaller side. I constructed the roost frame so it will fold up, that should make it easier to clean under. My question is how high should they be and how close/ far away should they be from...