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Hi, kids. Not sure where to put this. We are having really cold weather here on the prairies and since I have only two hens left in their 10 X 12 (insulated, well lit, somewhat heated) house, they are getting uncomfortably cold. Here is what I did, just this morning: So, I brought these two...

I did a search here but haven't been able to find the exact info I need, namely: How would you get those coloured spiral plastic bands onto a mature hen? Are the spirals loose enough to easily unroll and insert onto the leg? I want to find out before I order some. In general, it seems that...

I would like to buy some super-nutrition for my hens. Has anyone here ever fed their chickens barley grass powder, wheat grass powder or alfalfa powder? This is human-grade stuff I am referring to. Thanks. I could use some advice on the Search function here. If I type in "wheat grass...

I found my lovely Delaware hen, only 7-1/2 months old, dead in the garage where she was comfortably living with another hen. She was fine this morning, perched up on a ladder as usual where she spends the night. She had sunshine (lots of it) and straw and cozy spots and a good life, I thought...

First of all, we are out of chick starter and I don't want to feed that stuff any more to my 49-day old chicks (Rhodies). That's 7 weeks of age! I have the opportunity to buy some millet but I don't know if it's still got the husk on, or not. Does anyone know if it matters if the husk is...

Just today an acquaintance advised me that I could protect my free ranging flocks by introducing a...PIG. Apparently predators of all kinds are scared of pigs. Well, I thought that was kind of unusual, so I looked up PIG on this forum. Some here say that not only is a pig not a protector...

Hi. I have heard that some people feed their chicks medicated chick starter right until they start laying. I'm horrified by this. The medicine as far as I can see is necessary only while the babies are young and vulnerable to disease (and even then, they would not be likely to get the chick...