Okay, this is probably a silly question, but the place we've cleared to build a chicken coop has a fair number of wild onions growing in it. I've read it's best not to feed chickens onions. Would it make sense for me to dig those out or is it not a problem if the chickens eat them?
I'm trying to design a coop and wanted to do external nesting boxes but have read on here about people having problems with eggs freezing in the winter. The coop will be at the lowest elevation on the property (about 1400 ft), but even so it is in the mountains, shaded, and it snows/gets very...
Question for the run I'm planning to build:
Digging a trench isn't an option (too many tree roots), so I'm planning to have a 2' apron all the way around. Would it be better to use welded wire fencing for that or hardware cloth? Also, it's going to be a walk-in run, so 6' high, and I was...
Hello from East Tennessee. My husband and I bought a piece of land in the Appalachian Mountains and are going to build a home in the woods in 2022. I am planning to raise some chickens and a couple of ducks there - just layers at first - and I joined so I can be researching before I start. We’ve...