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Hi All Im looking for a forum or some literature on how people lived and survived in the old days. Stuff like what did they use for toilet paper, what did they feed all their animals? Thanks

So, when I got my 1st chickens the idea was to get more sustainable, we moved to a 2000sqm plot and got some chickens here. We wanted Meat, eggs, compost makers and pest controllers. But since then I have digressed a bit. I got introduced into the world of show poultry and my chicken numbers...

Hi everyone So I have a few buff Sussex chickens. I managed to source the only Buff Rooster I could find in our country. He isn't the best, but he looks decent The problem is his offspring roosters are leaking a lot of black on their bodies. The girls are perfect. Now I'm wondering what can I...

Hi everyone I spoke to a breeder of show Brahma and Wyandottes recently. He told me to always keep my pullets away from cockerels and roosters until they start laying. Apparently If you keep them together or close to each other it messes with their hormones and they stop growing in size...

Hi everyone Either my search skills are useless, or it wasnt discussed yet. Im looking for a worm treatment for my flock that wont kill the beneficial worms in my garden when it 'exits' the bird? Thanks

Hi all So last night someone phoned me because 3 bantams needed a home. I went to go and fetch them and this morning im trying to figure out what breed(or closest to what breed) they might be. Im thinking maybe Dutch bantams? Or maybe they are so mixed breed that they are just mixed. Thanks

Hi everyone Im from the Karoo in South Africa, we have a very arid climate. I have decided to implement permaculture principles and thus far we are getting great results. Around 5 weeks ago we got 8 chickens. 1 Rooster and 7 pullets. I have found some great advice on this site and decided to...