I agree the excitement of the texts are fun. I got the same type of text. They made labels, they got to first place, they waiting at second place. Estimated date of arrival 4 days later....got got them on their 3rd day from hatch. 5am text saying delivered at my local post office . Package out...
Dust. Chicken dust, feather dust, the post dust bath shake off dust, diatomaceous earth dust, mulch scratch dust, feed scooping dust, sand in the coop dust, pine shavings dust, clean the coop dust, alfalfa hay dust, I keep a mask to do half the tasks. I love everything about them but oh my...
elector psp is pricey but worth it if they sell it near you or online. Although i used it for lice and possible mites its a one and done type of treatment. i was very pleased and doesnt have the egg withdrawl aspect after use.
Yes I was not specific enough. I float about 2 doz. Of my eggs right before use at a time. I keep 2 dozen washed and floated eggs in my fridge for family consumption. We consume heavy amounts of eggs weekly as a family. Of course no confirmation until cracking them open but when I said fresh I...
We just had the same discovery. Our chicken laid 6 eggs, next door , 6 feet from our fence, under the neighbors small open trailer. We just found her under it. Crazy part is she came home every night for our hen count. We gathered her and the eggs from under the trailer. Non fertilized. As we...
This was well written. When I had mixed flock of ages, I had free feed options of grower/starter feed in one container and layer in another. I had the grit in one bowl and oyster shell in another.. All my adult and juvenile birds would devour the chick food first which had the higher protein...
My girls are 13 hens of different ages. I made two ground level from covered kitty litter containers with the flap removed, we have two wall boxes about two feet high and two shelves nesting boxes about 4 feet and 5 feet high. Depending on broodies and pecking order 2-3 boxes get eggs at a time...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
im new to chickens we inherited 3 from previous house owner in oct 2020
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
right away we ended up getting a few more. currently have 13 chickens, lost 2 along the way, adopted one total 13...