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We made some progress this weekend, door, nest boxes and waterer done, just need a roost and some wire now![/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

So I get 4-600 lbs per week from my local brewery, I have been tarp and fan drying some, feeding some strait from the bag, fermenting some and composting the rest. This is a great way to help keep your farm and your local brewery more sustainable. I do mix cracked corn into the fermenting...

I'm new to FF, but a local brewery is giving me 4-600 lbs of spent grains a week. I've been trying to dry it to make a mixed feed but it normally molds before I can get it dry enough to save for my livestock. This week I decided to try something new and ferment 1/2 of it in a big plastic...

Hello again, I got some work done on one of my horse stalls yesterday! In anticipation for the 50 chicks arriving next week, I decided to upgrade my brooder from the cardboard box and pine shavings to something big enough for all 56 chicks. I arranged straw bales in a way so that I can...

That's Ok... I failed too, I have 50 chicks on order (BO's and jersey giants) but my daughter couldn't resist the polish bin at TSC... I just went in for bedding.

Hello Everyone, Thought I'd start a thread about my upcoming Horse Stall to Chicken Coop conversion project! I know there are some threads about this already, but I've mentioned that I was doing this project in other posts and gotten PMs about what I'm doing. If you have or are...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a few hens to help start my new flock in Raymore, Mo. I have 50 chicks on order but I'd like a few mature hens first so I can start getting eggs. I've also found that in the past it helps to have a few mature hens in with the pullets, seems to cut down on...

I just ordered this for my Horse Stall to Coop Conversion. http://www.eggcartons.com/Incredible-Poultry-Door-p/fhp-ipd.htm Way cheaper than on Amazon!

Welcome!

My problem with TSC is they never have any chicks! When they do, sometimes they are not exactly what is advertised, I bought 20 "RIR" chicks in 2013... they were all RSLs in the end. I just ordered 25 BOs and 25 Jersey Giants from Estes Hatchery, they should be here around April 14! I still...

Has anyone ever seen Cd's on a post? There was a guy I met in MI who swore that a few old CDs screwed to a post scared the hawks.

Hello everyone from Raymore! I'm new to the Kansas City area and looking to buy a few (2+) mature hens while I brood my new flock (25 BO's and 25 Jersey Giants arriving next week from Estes Hatchery) I'd like to start getting eggs and having a few older girls around always seemed to make it...

Thanks for the welcomes everyone!

Well I ordered 50 Chicks today, still hoping to pick up a few mature hens to get a few eggs in before this batch hits POL. Any advice would be appreciated as well!

I guess that would explain why I couldn't post on there! Thanks for the heads up!