BackYard Chickens

I was chatting in some other threads here and the subject of growing fodder and meal worms came up. after a little research i found out its pretty easy to do both of these and i have almost everything i need on hand for start up, minus seeds and live meal worms. I'm currently drawing up plans for set ups in this venture, but i need some info from fellow chicken raisers hopefully from those who already do this. first off i have 12 birds all large fowl, and my end goal is to reduce or get...

For those who sell their eggs, how would you go about increasing your eggs value? I plan to try to do this next spring for the new market season so I'm just curious as to what other people have done or ideas they may have had. Obviously it could be a region specific solution.

Hi! I'm looking for a dewormer to use with my flock as a general dewormer. I do not have an infestation but my flock is well overdue to be dewormed. I would prefer to avoid an egg withdrawal period. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am open to both natural and chemical dewormers. Price is not too much of an issue unless I'm spending $40+ for 10oz or something like that. Thanks, Cyprus :)

I’m searching for pros and cons for different bedding materials. I’m mostly curious because I’d like to use anything non-toxic that becomes seasonally available. For instance the corn stalks from the garden. Quick note before I begin I heard there was something you can treat bedding with to lesson mite infestation chances. I don’t recall the name well enough to spell, D____ Earth. Where do you find this? So moving on these are materials I know of. Please add any missing or comments of...

So, you’ve just ordered chicks online or went to your local supply store and carried home chicks. Of course, sexing young chicks can be very difficult, so there’s a 50% that you got the sex you wanted. Few months later, after all the work and they’re finally out of the brooder, you realize one of them is a cockerel. You cannot keep a roo. Other than rehoming, what would you do? :D I just want to see what you guys would do if that happened to you.