Great Chook has possessed my soul and I am now but his minion.
I may be moving across country in the late autumn, and one of my top priorities in looking for a home is "Will I be allowed to have chickens, and how many on that size land."
What happens when I crave a childhood pleasure and it turns out I am missing some necessary ingredients? I improve upon the original:
Wet
2/3 cup butter (unsalted)
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
3 eggs
Dry
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2...
Regarding the rooster possibility, I have since observed some of the hens starting to be unpleasant to the chicks. The rooster and the other cock will intervene. It seems that, when there is enough food and enough space, roosters (and a second cock) will act like healthy alpha and beta males do...
As some of you already know, I decided to do use the stingy and lazy way to increase my flock. I've got a rooster. I've got some hens. They're all Brahmas. I waited around until one hen decided to try and remove my fingers when I came to do my daily egg requisition. A little plywood and chicken...
I decided that I wanted chicks to keep my flock going. Brooders were expensive, and it's obvious from this message board that they are a hassle. So, I cheated. I waited until one of the hens tried to take a nip at me when I gathered eggs. I used some plywood and chicken wire to isolate the...
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As with all recipes, moisture sources will need to be adjusted for local humidity. You probably don't live in the desert with swamp air that is the Texas gulf coast.
A have had an issue with Chicken Run 2.0. It has proved secure from external invaders but not from the very birds it is meant to protect. Specifically, the chickens dig under the edge. I had been reading on this site and elsewhere, and the solution that seems to have been agreed on struck me as...