I'm not sure if this is the proper topic for my post but I wanted to get this out for people to see. The USDA is considering implementing a scaled down, back door version of the National Animal ID System which will require a federal ID ( with an associated fee ) for every livestock animal, even...
I hope this is the appropriate place for this question. I just hatched out 14 babies and advertised them for sale locally on craigslist. I've had several calls and one young man wants to buy them all. This sounds great but I am a bit concerned about selling to total strangers from craigslist...
My girls are in an enclosed run cleaning up my garden plot for the winter. I give them fresh cut grass daily as well as other goodies from around the yard such as pokeberries and dogwood berries. I have access to a bounty of nandina berries (the red ones) I would love to give them but I don't...
My RIR and SLW pullets are 22 weeks old today and very healthy, of course I am still waiting for eggs. I supplement with light in the coop to achieve 14 hours total light daily. Today 2 of them were in the nesting boxes, moving the golf balls around and rearranging the nest in general. Does this...