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Thanks so much!

Hi. I have a very similar situation right now and I was wondering, if we successfully hatch chicks and keep them with the flock, how do I ensure they have starter feed and the flock has layer feed?

i usually collect them every day. but come to think of it, i have skipped a day here and there, when in a hurry, because a couple of them are getting kind of broody and it takes some effort to shoo them away when collecting.. (little aha moment) i guess them keeping the eggs warm could be what's...

thank you. i should go talk to them. it is their layer feed that i am buying. my small flock is a mix of wyandotte, astralorp, new hampshire reds. they are young. born later in the season last year. started laying in the beginning of the winter. now i get one a day from every single one of them...

i buy embudo valley organic feed. it is made right down the road from me. the only problem is that it is only 14% protein. i have only used this feed for the last 2 months and have noticed that the albumen is a bit watery now. are my ladies protein deficient now? i looked at supplements at the...

just an update. this little guy is amazing! in just a couple of days he has been house trained and he will sit, stay and come all for a teeny treat. we have walked past the chicken run a few times and he hasn't payed any attention to them at all, which is great. when it warms up just a bit (it...

oh that's true gryeyes the girls do love to dig and have dirt baths. i already have it skirted all of the way around. i guess i did wonder if the hunter would start digging beyond the reach of the wire. and jewel1, as far as eating or rolling in the mess, i could only hope that was my biggest...

wow thank you for all of the responses. i know i would keep the dog even if everyone warned me against it but with so many others that have made it work, i feel more confident. just to be sure i am going to lay down wire on the ground of the inside of the chicken run. then if he somehow gets a...

so my daughter and i just rescued a dachshund pup. he's 6 or 7 months old. not small but still teething. i brought him home for the first time and the first thing he saw was the chicken run. he perked right up but we brought him straight inside. anyway, i agreed to keep him before i looked into...