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Today I was turning some compost of mine and when I took the trash bag I keep on it off... I had 6 potatoes sprouting in the pile. I wad so glad, I took it as a sign of some good compost. I planted the sprouts next to some red Pontiacs I planted earlier in the year. This is the first year I have...

Well I was at orschelns today and guess what! Yep I got some more chickens. Last year they had no americanas and I was disappointed but... this year they did. I walked out with the last two they had. I'm gonna add them to my existing flock of eight when they get bigger. So I need help on what...

Next fall after my garden has been depleated of everything i deem edible my self, I want to let my chickens eat everything left over. It is 25 by 80 and i have to fence it in if i let them out. I need help because i also have cats and a dog who would love to get underneath of there and have a...

I plan to get fifteen straight runs chicks next spring. I plan to butcher 7 or 8, keep the other 6 or 7 to lay eggs after I add them to my existing flock of 8 hens. My question is what is the best way to make a smooth transistion for these chciks into my flock. And if I keep a rooster or two so...

I need help. I have a garden about 50'x100' and right now it is just dirt. I planted sweet corn tomatoes and peas in it this spring and they all did very well considering the drought but I planted winter wheat as a cover crop and I can see very well where the sweet corn ground is depleated of...

Hi, thanks for reading, I was wondering... Do any of you other BYC'ers out there plant covers crops on your garden after it quits producing. I am thinking about doing it as my SAE project for FFA. I have 12 rows of sweet corn I would try it on. I would leave four rows of sweet corn fallow, i...

Not sure if im alone out there but im really into toy farmin. Not playing on a carpet like little kids do, im talking about building scale dioramas or customizing the model equipment. If you are, post some pictures of you display or favorite customization. I really like this one, It has a custom...

What is the best subject you can use to get a thread to take off? I've seen some threads with over 5,000 replies. How do they do it?

I need Help. This spring i bought eight chickens and planted a decent size garden from my perspeective, about 30' by 50'. i've been daydreaming ( i know allittle weird) but still, i would like to do something with my chicken and garden waste. Something like composting. I was wondering if any of...

How do i tame down grown chickens who are kinda scared of me. ididnt spend enough time with them when they were chicks, but now for the 4-h fair they need to be tame. its in 3 weeks.

I have 8 chickens and a duck that have both a large coop and a large run. The problem is at night instead of going into the coop they would rather stick the the ground with the duck. I am having to put them one at a time into the coop along with the duck at night. It is very frustrating! Is tit...

I have 8 hens and i want baby chicks eventually. i wanted a rooster in the bunch from the beginning but didnt get one. the hatchery did a good job of seperating them for once to my dismay. Here is what i want to do my hens are 6 weeks old this week and my uncle has some heinz 57 chicks hatching...

how do iIfix a bird like this? I have 7 very nice chickens but my black sex link is going straight to the fryer when it gets big enough if it doesnt straigten up. Has any one had problems with this type of bird. If so what did you do.

I am planting a big garden this year and am going to fence it in. I am trying to plant any edible food that I can get my hands. Is there any food that would be bad for chickens if I let them range in the garden in the fall?

With my logic i figure if you got chickens you got a garden, so here is my question. What do you use for a garden tiller. I cant afford a fancy rotary tiller you pull behind a 15,000 dollar tractor but sorta built a homemade one. it is a 2x6 that is about 40'' inches wide. i took some rope and...

I have 8 41/2 week old chicks and a duck. The brooder is getting pretty small for them and was wondering if I could set them out in the coop early. Missouri weather is crazy right now, we had frost where I am at this morning and they are forcasting high 70's for the weekend. The chicks don't...

How do you clean your feeders and waterers. Do you use bleach. How often do you give them a really good scrubbing?

just want your personal review on the movie. it lloked silly but i think its ok.

The one duck we have in our 2x2 brooder with our 8 chckens is making a watery mess. we have a 1 quart water and when she (the Duck) drinks from it over half of what she takes up goes over the side of the waterer. it is getting really wet but my dad says i can only change the bedding once a week...

I am starting to build a coop and would love to hear about everyones great ideas for toy in the coop and run. It could be anything I just want my chickens to be occupied so thay are happy and dont cannibilize my little black sex link, especialy since my coop is only a 4x12 and I have 8 chickens.