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You can also on your website disable thr right click for that images you do mot want to be copied... Martin

Usually sold in bags of 25 of a color, nimbered from 1-25. Relatively inexpensive... search for poultry bandettes and you'll find them on several mail order places Beware of zip ties, they are a fixed size when applied and can accudentally get tighter. As the chicks grow if put on too tight...

When scattering treats like that on the ground do not wear open toe shoes...especially with painted toenails....... OUCH

Antihistamine cream and oral benadryl or similar otc anthistamine tablets. and if all else fails... alcohol..... not externally..internally, sufficient to make you forget about the itch

Your layers need continuous access to feed.... your Cornish X if allowed continuous access to feed will literally eat to the point of rendering them selves unable to move... they will go off their legs as it is referred to. You need to keep the two separate. The Cornish also do better on a...

What is funny is that there are several other mayan inscriptions that referr to dates after 2012,. Like buying a 2010 calendar and predicting doom because 2011 isn't on it. Maybe the templs should have bought a more recent calendar.

As far as vegetation is concerned septic tank water is food.... you should have no problems.

The quintessential luxury with eggs is Black Truffles.... shaved onto a light fluffy omlette or lightly scrambled egg...... Yum

Sharpie contains some rather nasty organic solvents... I would not want that in contact with an egg. Try a different grade of pencil harder will not rub off so easily

Do not give the chicks the pulp from juiced citrus... Citrus is not good for them

Yes they can.... They pick out what they like best first, then work their way down the preference list to the items they like least.... not sure just where my grape vine leaves came in that order but they stripped em bare, along with most of the rest of the garden plot when they found(made) a...

Quote: In that case make sure their diet includes Fish Meal .... thats how you get a high omega 3 low cholesterol egg Martin

You don't need to learn what to do.... it's the Roo that needs to learn what to do with the 27 Hens.... should keep him busy

Some chickens behave more like feathered Goats..... they will eat almost anything even if it is not neccesarily good for them. In mixing your own feed fish meal is a valuable componant for the protein & oils in it. Do not expect to save any money though... a well balanced feed is not cheap to...

Any time you have two separate flocks you can run into problems with a disease that one flock has become immune to but is a carrier, and the other flock has had no exposure to. Thus although both flocks can appear healthy, mixing them can cause one flock to have an outbreak of somthing they are...

If any of the cedar gets into the water the oils will leach out and harm the chicks, eating the shavings themselves can be fatal. DO NOT USE CEDAR AT ALL IN ANY AMOUNT

They will eat tomatoes with no problem. They will also eat the tomato plant. In addition they will eat the pepper plants, zukes, beans, squash, berries, and corn when it first sprouts. If it doesn't eat chickens, chickens it eat!! Makes chickens kinda sound like feathered GOATS :COOL:

Lowes, Home Depot or similar are going to be your cheapest place normally. What you are looking for is schedule 40 PVC.... this is standard stuff for water piping A little creative use of elbows and T's and you can build anything Martin

Clumping cat litter os a nono... chicks will eat it and it then clumps inside them.... not to mention that the chemicals in it are less than friendly Give the cat litter to your local rescue shelter, they will appreciate the donation Martin

That wire is NOT preditor proof, Most preditors can rip it apart and pull the chicken out through the hole. A stray dog during the day can be inside and kill all your chickens in less time than it takes you to get outside to try and stop him. Replace the lower 3-4 ft with 1/2 hardware cloth...