Recent content by groverlvchx

  1. groverlvchx

    Sheep Chat Thread

  2. groverlvchx

    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    My starter flock were still dog-piling at that age and at this time of year. Now they're all roosting and the babies that come along learn to roost younger. They'll get the hang of it. I did have to block off my nesting boxes for a few weeks when they transitioned from the dog pile to those...
  3. groverlvchx

    getting those stubborn girls to start laying AGAIN!!!!!

    Mine are molting so they stopped laying. They can't do both. I'm supplementing extra protein to help get through this (hopefully) faster. I miss eggs!!
  4. groverlvchx

    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    I'm in MN (pretty much the same climate as WI) and we bought an old home made playhouse to use for our chicken coop. It was built by a carpenter and has vinyl siding (matched his house) but no insulation. It is 9x11' and 11 feet tall at the peak and has a wooden ceiling most of the way at about...
  5. groverlvchx

    Naturally Worming Chickens

    excellent info on natural de-wormers on this thread! I'm off to give my flock a pumpkin :)
  6. groverlvchx

    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    WOW, Cindy R! I had the same question about flock size but obviously flock size doesn't matter. If your flock of 4 can winter together at temps down to forty below zero F, then we here in MN are going to be fine even with only three or four chickens in our flock. I have forty right now, but will...
  7. groverlvchx

    getting those stubborn girls to start laying AGAIN!!!!!

    Well, red peppers flakes in the food won't burn the coop down...
  8. groverlvchx

    Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

    Last winter was my first winter with chickens here in MN and it WAS a tough winter (and LONG). I got my 3 month old chicks in October. When the temps started dipping below freezing at night and the days were shortening, I added heat lamps. I noticed my chickens quickly developed cold symptoms...
  9. groverlvchx

    Canning Chicken Meat

    Thank you for this recipe! I appreciate a "tried and true" success.
  10. groverlvchx

    Free Chicken Apron/Saddle Pattern

    Excellent! Did it stay on? I like the design (looks comfortable) and that the wing tops are covered (mine doesn't do that and they are BALD). Way to go!!
  11. groverlvchx

    Canning Chicken Meat

    I read somewhere that if you use vinegar to wipe off the rims it gets the fat off better than just water. I'm going to do that when I can chicken. Sound like a good idea?
  12. groverlvchx

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I just put food and water in the coop for the first couple weeks until the chicks are big enough to navigate to the outside stuff....but mine isn't 3 ft up either.
  13. groverlvchx

    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest 08/12/2013 – Picture by debs_flock

  14. groverlvchx

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I would put some golf balls under your second broody and gather eggs for a week or two and start them under her all at once. Don't refrigerate them.
  15. groverlvchx

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    CarolinaHen, that is awesome
See more
Back
Top Bottom