I was very sad 4 days ago when I went to do my chicken head count ~4:00 PM. That's about the time they start gathering at the coop from free ranging for the night. Well, I'm down one RIR pullet. (My chickens are only 3 1/2 months old.) I looked all over for her, looked for feathers, looked for...
I use pine shavings right now, but was wondering if anyone uses ABM as bedding. Our farm coop store is having a sale on "Earth Valley ABM" - $4.49 for 35 lbs. I live in the PacNorWest, so we have high humidity from fall through late spring.
This is my first time raising chickens. And I'm having...
I have looked on various BYC forum postings & can't really find a definitive answer. I have been feeding my 8 BO's & RIR's Purina Start & Grow Medicated since they were born 8 weeks ago. They eat 1+ quarts of feed a day. They are doing great - getting big, beautifully feathered, feisty. Everyday...
I dunno. My DH & I just made a homemade chicken feeder for our "tractor" out of scrap plywood that was left. I was wondering about painting the inside of the feeder with water-based polyurethane so the oils from the feed don't permeate the wood. Yes? No? Hubby said to check with those who know...
After much research on BYC for designs & expert input, we finally have begun the building of our chicken coop. It is going to be a large "tractor' model, 7x4 for 8 chickens. The run, which we have not started is going to be modular in design & mobile, too.
It took better than a week to gather...
I have 8 - 3 week old chicks that are eating Purina Starter. My concern is that they peck at it so much that it turns to powder. What do I do with all of the powder? It seems like a waste of good food. They only want the bigger pieces.
Just wanted to stop in and say "HI!" My hubby & I recently moved to Oregon with land enough (& no chicken ordinances) to be able to raise chickens.
2 1/2 weeks ago we became the proud parents of 6 Buff Orps & 2 RIRs. They are doing well, feathering out & tripled in size. We've been letting them...