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I used a smaller one last year and it only went on when the temp went below freezing so since I already have their water on this thermostate I added a seedling heat pad and placed it in the coop with newspaper on top and then hay on top of the newspaper. It does not get hot just warm - I use...

Over a week ago I found one of my girls half eaten on the bottom of my coop - which I leave the door open so the girls could go in and out when they want (free range) I have a 6' fence all around my yard and for 2 years it has been without any issues. This summer I trapped 7 possums and never...

During the day I was wondering why my girls were not in their coop laying their 2-3 eggs as they normally do between 8-11 am so I looked in the coop to see if I had any issues and to my surprise there was my cat sleeping in one of the nesting box just as snug as can be. Since then I have caught...

When my 11 month old RIR started molting, I thought they had mange! I cleaned out their coop and sprayed and bathed with DE and other natural coop bug killer, coop cleaner even sprayed with my home-made eucalyptus spray. After writing to several chicken experts, I found out my 2 of 3 girls...

My girls are 11 months old RIR, and were laying for the last 5-6 months in the coop like clock work. It has been very cold here (midwest) so i have tried heat lamp - didn't work- girls stopped going in the coop when the light was on (temp timer) then i tried a heat pad and the girls stopped...

I have a small coop and the regular heat lamp would not fit so i tried the small 75 watt reptilian heat lamp and my birds would not go in the nesting box at night if the red heat lamp (only 75 watt) was on so in 20 below zero weather i had to shut the light off and pray each morning my birds...

My 3 Rhode island reds are still producing 2-3 large eggs each day even with 15 -20 below zero! I was asked what do i feed them and here is what I give my beautiful RIR each morning: 3 cups of spent barley sprinkle 2 teasp of powder Kelp sprinkle 2 teasp of Azomite In the late afternoon I...

I have 3 RIR and they just turned 8 months today. 2 of my hens have been laying for months whereas my last hen had not until this morning - 1 degrees outside and piper decides to start laying for the first time so to my surprise I had 3 eggs to pick on this crazy cold morning in the Mid West...

I noticed one of my Rhode island red gals was making a lot of noise this last week and her wobble was nice and red along with her comb where as the other 2 gals were still light pink and small so i knew she would be the first to lay, but had no idea it would be this soon. Not even 5 months old...

A old time farmer (chicken raiser) came to get my rooster and noticed he had lice. I was shocked because I clean their coop and pen often so how could this happen? He said it is common and just sprinkle a dusting of Seven powder and i will be all set. Once again I had Seven because I kept it...

I was so excited when i learned about fermenting chicken feed and how simple it was. I did a 5 gal bucket half filled with feed and the rest with water and 1/4 cup of ACV . It was ready yesterday so I fed then 2 scoops and after an hour they still did not touch so i threw that bowl into the...

I bought 4 Rhode island Reds at a livestock supply company that were all pullets. After 3 months I discovered one of my pullets was a Rooster. yesterday I just got done giving my beautiful RIR rooster to a farmer who had 24 chicks just for his pleasure (smile) it was a sad day for me because...

I just did my first 5 gal bucket mixed with chick food/corn/barley and this morning when I removed the lid (was not on tight) it was bubbling as I was stirring the pot. I will start my second 5 gal pail tonight. I hope this works as they explained. At least I can give them my left over barley...

My coop is on wheels so I can move it when the grass disappears but what a headache moving the run with the post and everything. I found plans on the website to build a portable run light weight using PVC so that is my next project. The youtube video is here are free plans...

Hello everyone. I am a grandma of 2 wonderful grandchildren. I live is a small town in IL population 20K. I grow a garden so I can can my own food for my grandchildren and now I want organic eggs for m y grandchildren and myself (smile). Today i have Been spending most of the day reading...

I bought 4 Rhode island red pullets and after 11 weeks I noticed one of my RIR started looking different, bigger, red comb, longer feathers and seemed to be the leader of the pack. I live in a small community but having hens in my backyard is not looked apon nicely so I am doing my best to keep...

I have a friend that brews beer and never knows what to do with the left over barley so I decided to start taking it and i bagged them in 2 lbs bags and froze them. I decided to start putting some barley mixed with their food and OMG - they love it. They actually wait each morning for me to...