Recent content by edboden

not being too computer savy I doubt anyone gets this but worth a shot until I get help. I know I got wrong pic in avatar. I meant to show how I used grill top to make a brooder for 25 or so chicks. We always burn our firebox bottom and throw away lid. I was taught to improvise. By drilling...

just learned frpm my brother what Dad used to paint roosts to get rid of mites/lice was called BlackLeaf 40. a strong nicotine mixture/ not sure if still available but try Canada. sometines they have stuff USA does not

grew up with yard chickens... have had my own 50 years... am 82... never had much mite/lice problem . recall Father painting roosts with something (long beore Sevin) and heat from body would make fumes. It might have been "sheep dip" that vets ought to know about. Any old-timers who...