Just wondering what members breed for production. Be it meat or eggs, of pure bred "Heritage" birds. I'm not interested in Cornish crosses, production reds, or cuddly easter eggers who wear hats, etc...
There is a great discussion thread here...
I am converting the old Milk House attached to the barn into our main chicken coop/hen house. It is cinder block, floor is 2-3 ft below grade, and is a concrete slab. I was thinking of using sand, but with concrete, it can't leach moisture into the soil. Would pine shavings work better to...
I'm new to the site, but at least once or twice a week there seems to be a large spam attack with lots of new threads. I'm not real familiar with the forum software or how customized it is, but a simple tool to help combat Spam would be a Posting Timer. Can't start a new thread for 2-3 min...
I ran across this website while researching chicken breeds. So much info on here, I have spent all my spare time reading as much as I can over the last couple of days. Yet, some questions remain, so here I am.
My wife and I had a small farm in South Central PA with a large flock of Red Sex...