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What paint or stain can I use for a brooder that will extend it's life and is safe for chicks?

I have some questions about brooding ducks and geese. When can I allow them to start swimming? My brooder is large enough for a kiddie pool and I would like to add it to the brooder, I will put the water at 95degrees. And dry them off afterwards. When can I allow them to start swimming...

I have some questions about brooding ducks and geese. When can I allow them to start swimming? My brooder is large enough for a kiddie pool and I would like to add it to the brooder, I will put the water at 95degrees. And dry them off afterwards. When can I allow them to start swimming...

How many eggs can a broody bantam hen hatch? Chickens - Guinea - Duck - Goose - Quail - (can they even hatch quail?)

1. Dust Bath Medium. Can i just use play sand or is there anything specific? 2. If im building an outdoor pen for the dust bath could i bury a litter pan up to the top and fill it with the medium? Does anyone have a better method than that? 3. Breeding Colony question. if i get 1 male 4-6...

I have been researching Coturnix Quails and I have decided to start a small breeding group. Whenever i'm getting into a new species of animal I create a simple care sheet for reference and am hoping people with quail experience will look at this and tell me what to add, remove or change. It is...

I'm looking at raising some Cornish x Rock chicken and I have a couple questions. 1. These chicks grow alot faster but I'm wondering if they mature faster? Meaning are they able to be removed from a brooder earlier? Or do they stay the same amount of time as a normal breed? 2.36x20x12" how...

I want to raise day old chicks to butcher when they get older for cat food, I've been told cats should eat grain free chicken, is there a grain free diet for chickens homemade or Comercial? I know I can free range them but I mean when they are in the brooder because they will need food. Also I...

I'm not very good with legal stuff so I'm wondering if I could add someone and private message them as I try to change my towns bylaw against chickens, ducks, geese etc i contacted them asking if I could get a permit and if not i think its wrong that we can't get permits to legally keep certain...

Would a 10x10 (feet) aviary be big enough for a pair of medium ducks (cayuga) plus the coop and a chicken tractor type thing connecting the coop and the aviary, I would also let them out of the pen when I'm home and outside with them, I'm in a city so have little room and I hope that's big...