Do you have any problem keeping the chickens from sleeping in the nest boxes? If so, how do you discourage them from sleeping and pooping in the nesting box?
i really appreciate your article and chart. Very helpful and I thought of it today because
I burned my rice today, and I’m not sure if my pot will ever recover. But I salvaged the unburned portion, mixed it with a can of black beans, and served it to the girls. They loved being my little...
Deep Bedding is a well written article, it flows for ease of reading and, so very helpful.
I have been worrying about deep litter rotting out the walls. Now, I have a plan of action. Thank you
My guess is, yes.
I am no vet but here is my suggestion for mites. I would start with a complete coop and nesting box clean out and a good spray down with Electro PSP. Then, move onto the birds and you can spray them down with the Electro PSP, soak the vent area. It takes repeated effort to...
I feel you. I am battling depluming mites. So far the dipping the chickens and rubbing in Permethrin seems to be working on all but one chicken. I am now trying sulfur. It seems very promising. I added it to the dust bath, dusted the one having the most trouble and ordered so bags to hang as...
Newbie chicken mom here. Any guess on the breed or breeds of this girl is big, not heavy. Longer than my Barred Plymouth Rock. I can easily feel her breast bone. She has
some gray speckles around her neck. Her legs are white. She lays large eggs.
I don't know too much about her. She was found...