Recent content by JamieandShady

i get mine at a gardening store. just make sure its food grade. the one i buy doesn't say food grade on the bag but it is actually food grade (locally packaged)

so i have no idea where she came from but it seems a chicken has adopted us. my chicks are 4 weeks old and i'm not sure if this older hen will bother them. they are in their coop/run and they don't really free range. I'm afraid to let her into the coop/run but last night she roosted on our...

Yeh my guess is the two legged predator. Hey people can be messed up sometimes. I once knew someone whose dog was stolen right off her sons stroller. (The dog was tied up to the stroller while she went into the daycare to pick up her son) She knew the person who stole it and this person...

My chicks are 4 weeks now. They do not have any supplemental heat, of course. We do not turn on any fans or anything, we just let em get used to the Texas heat!

Getting some heat in the brooder (warming their little rumps via the space heater!) Queenie Group photo Wyandotte (half pint) at 4 weeks Worms!!

We have them ALL OVER. I keep finding dead baby snakes (rat snakes) everywhere, and my cat keeps killing them. I'm really scared for my 4 week old chicks. Too many predators!!!

Okay great cause I was planning on giving them fruit here and there.

I just built a run and it has tons of worms in it. I actually get down in the dirt and dig around in it with my chicks. They go nuts picking out the worms and showing off the ones they catch. Anyways I think my soil has so many worms because of all the recent rains and also it is in a shady...

If it were my garden I'd do the insecticidal soap thing if I was really worried. You can buy it at home depot or wherever or you can make it. You may have to apply and reapply later. Here's some more recipes that may be helpful...

I'm in.

Homesteader- This is how I feel! I know we have skunks around so that probably means raccoons are here too. There's so much to think about when predator proofing.

Just wanted to say you've all been a big help to me. I'm more confident knowing there's people like me out there.

mine will be ready for the coop in mere days. I'm so excited. I feel so bad putting them in the brooder every night because they've nearly outgrown it! Good job on a successful transition. I wonder how you slept knowing they were out there...

Hey, I'm a newbie and I am overwhelmed at the breadth of knowledge on this forum! You people are smart! And I was just thinking...since chickens are great for gardeners (eat bugs, make fertilizer etc) most of you must have some gardening knowledge, and there should be some sort of gardening...

Wow. You guys have such interesting lives. I wonder what my post would say in 20 years... I just graduated college and am starting grad school to become a high school science teacher...In my spare time I'm building a chicken coop! Ha ha- it seems like its taking forever to complete. Also I...