We plant kale in the late fall. We have plenty up until almost Spring. When the Girls see me heading to the garden they all run to the fence, chattering and carrying on. They know a mess of greens are on the way. Was it on BYC or somewhere else I saw someone took one of those round Coca Cola...
I'm certainly no authority. I just used DE for the first time this past weekend after being overwhelmed and eaten alive by mites. I read everything I could find on the DE and suggest you do the same. BYC seems to be the best source, as always but I also googled. I dusted the coop and the run. I...
WOW! I definitely would have used DE before I was covered with itchy bites all over my body. Have had my 6 girls since March and this is my first "bad" experience with them. We were all fine until the rainy season. Their yard turned into a soggy, stinky, poopy mess so no dust bathes available...
I guess my chickens are chicken. Although there were always chickens around when I was growing up, this is my first time raising them. They were a couple of weeks old when I bought them from a farm supply store. They were kept in a cage in the house to begin with and had a heat lamp. One night...