Hi, and thanks for reaching out. I haven’t been on in a while because I learned everything!😂😂😂
Seriously, though, I have just been so busy on our Homestead! Check out my YouTube channel @MadRiverHomestead.
Chickens, of course, were our first livestock, so I was spending a lot of time on...
Hi, do you remember posting this? I just got a steal on some 14 ga wire and was planning to use it to build rabbit cages. I was thinking about doing what one person said and overlaying 1/2x1/2, but just wanted to see how things worked out with yours.
Thanks all for the input. I knew it was a boy, just wanted to hear it from some pros. 😂😂😂 Also, he crowed for the first time, the day after my post.
So, if anyone near SW Ohio wants a roo, I’d love to give him the chance to find a home…free of course. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice but to...
Hello all,
I just wanted to get some opinions on whether you think this is a pullet or cockerel. The dad is a Faverolle, and I’m fairly certain the mom is a black sex link. Although I was pretty sure it was a pullet at first, because of the rounded saddle feathers, I am really feeling like it...
I used 1/2” PVC
The fitting for the spigot:
Orbit 53368 1/2" Slip x 3/4" FHT Fitting Hose-to-Pipe Fitting https://a.co/d/7OrpDUt
The Tee Fittings that the cups attach to:
(12 Pack) Cruzadel PVC Tee Fittings For Threaded Poultry Cups Chicken Waterer - Schedule 40 PVC 1/2 inch Slip X 1/2 inch...
This is a great thread…very informational. I just set up a rain barrel system. I bought these barrels several years ago, and used the water for my garden. I never had a problem with algae or mosquitoes, but I'm glad to here about the dunk, in case that becomes a problem.
Here’s my YouTube...
Old post, but I’m really glad it was out there. I was really starting to worry after 6 days of my hen staying on the nest and eating a total of about a tablespoon of feed and a few bites of cornbread, my chickens’ favorite treat. I followed the advice, scrambled eggs, took her off the nest in my...