I started mixing my own feed up now that the feed costs are over $40 USD for both daily and weekly feeds. I've got the daily feed down to 17.50 USD for 50 pounds and the weekly is 10 USD for the same weight. Since I started doing this I've noticed a difference in shell hardness and yolk color...
Is there a water soluble dewormer that I can put in my community water that's safe for my dogs to also drink. This is the first I had chickens get worms.
I am planning on ordering from Murray this year. Has anyone else had trouble with Cackle chicks? They used to be good but it seems their quality control leaves something to desire. I am planning on 15 black Australorps and 10 Dark Cornish chickens both straight run with maybe 15 White Holland...
I raise Japanese quail and I've been feeding them game bird grower from my local feed store and now I want to feed them naturally. Any ideas on what to feed them?
My new hens aren't laying and they were hatched out in April 2015, they are free range not caged but even if I leave them penned up for a week with food and plenty of water they still aren't laying. I have never ran into this problem with young hens, older hens yes but this has me perplexed. I...
I raise a barnyard mix chickens,Japanese Coturnix quail, Narragansett turkeys and Flemish Giant mix rabbits on a family farm, I've been doing it now for 14 years. Most of the time I can fix whats wrong with my livestock but I came here looking for some answers. I'm a good problem solver if I can...