Ok, we've never clipped wings before but I'm thinking I want to on the next batch to keep them from flying over the fence. My question is if I clip them to prevent fly aways, can they still get to their roost? We are re-building the entire coop and changing, so I could put the roost wherever I...
I want to have a get-together at my house over july 4th...my question is is there safe method of ridding my yard of these nasty mosquito pests? if i didn't have chickens, i'd use a yard fogger, but i'm questioning the safety of the chemicals with regards to the chickens.
any thoughts?
OK, my little chickie has developed some funky looking feet. No known injuries; nothing different for her than anyone else in her "class". She seems to get along fine, but if this is something I need to worry about, then I need to know what it is and how to deal with it.
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I know that chickens do their best to keep their run solid, packed dirt. however, i have an overabundance of wandering jew in my flower beds and am wondering if I can throw it to the chickens (perhaps crossing my fingers that it will embed itself in the run ). I've seen it on the poisonous list...
I have chickens now and am about to get more babies. My question is can I utilize a tractor to protect the babies from the big chicks if I hang a heat lamp inside to warmth? I'm hoping this will work as the system I used to have got left in Colorado when we moved to Oklahoma. Any thoughts?