Recent content by edjanuary39

Thank you! I was so worried something was wrong! I also forgot to mention they are let out of the pen every morning and roam free through horse pen- a favorite place- and the woods and whereever they want to go. It is strange for her to drop 2 of them in at one time, they were in the exact same...

My husband went out and found an egg with no shell! So I went out and looked, in our barn the one chicken and one rooster, roost at night on the pens which are 5 ft high, they don't bother going in coop. She layer an egg with no shell that broke open on floor of goat pen, then a second which did...

I ended up finding it a few minutes after I posted this! Thanks! It was very informative and answered all my questions!

Quote: I know! But I was better informed by his posts than any other so far! Not to say I haven't learned alot, just all in one place! Do you remember where it was? I can't find it anymore and would love to reference it! Would have been smart and bookmarked it!

So glad you did this! I just posted a Q about what not to feed them as I saw someone else post about potato skins! This is a huge help! Thanks for taking the time!

Quote: I just read a thread today that taught me so much and now I can't find it for you! Resolution started it and its closed and there was 283 or 283 pages. But here's what I learned- yes its the feed. He (resolution) is an animal nutrion specialist. He developed a supplement for different...

Quote: I use it for my horses too! It didn't help much with the flies this year though, I also used it in a homemade fly spray which I will be using on the chickens if they get bad- my chickens better eat the flies! My horses were covered this year- so bad I even spent $14 on a pesticide...

So aside from buying a few to start, what is involved in raising mealworms? I'm new. What are the pros and cons, the things you figured out alongthe way? and any other valuable info. I would love to learn from your experience! Do I just need a tub and some dirt, what do they eat, freezing them...

I am new to chickens, while it seemed easy, it is obviously more complicated than people think! I just read in another post, that potato skins are not good for them. So what else should I not feed them? And can they have leftover mashed potatoes without skins, or potatoes all together? Please...

if you need to give a rooster away, i need one! mine got eaten thankgiving- a very fat opossum had a great dinner! mine are almost 2 months old so i dont want a full grown rooster till they are bigger. im down to 2 now (out of 4). so if you are lookiing for a good home and are giving them away i...

I have 2 (3 yesterday) chickens, one ameracauna and one white(?) pullets and yesterday my bantam rooster disappeared, so I am looking for a replacement! I live in Oklahoma, would you be willing to ship?