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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/salmonella-alert-backyard-chickens-have-caused-21-state-outbreak-cdc-says/ar-AABvt48?ocid=spartandhp Copied and pasted from link listed above. Dated: 5/18/2019 Salmonella alert: Backyard chickens have caused 21-state outbreak, CDC says Fifty-two...

It's not going to be that cold here in Indiana but the wind chills will be around -35 to -45. Please do bring them in if you can. It's too late at night to do anything about it. To keep moisture down I use a poop board and clean it daily. They currently have about 12 inches of wood chips on...

Oh you gave me a good idea with the hay bales. We have blizzard conditions (about a foot of snow with high winds and -10 to -20 below wind chills) coming this weekend and I have to leave the small chicken door open for ventilation purposes along with the other ventilation provided. Their run...

I don't give them scratch. They get their mealworms and corn thrown all over the place (yard and run), lol. Makes them work for their food. They seem happier too. And like you said, it gives me a chance to see their behavior. When that run door opens up, it's flying chickens all over the...

I have never given scratch and once in a while I'll give them yogurt. They get oyster shells as well and of course grit

Their evening corn is fed separately an hour before they go to roost.

They have free choice dry layer food (forgot to mention that) as well as the mash (they LOVE the mash and at first was inhaling it practically). They also get meal worms as a protein boost. I give the corn to help keep them warm at night. I know, 50 lashes with a wet noodle for giving it to...

I have 15 9 month olds. They are fed early in the morning (around 5:30am) giving them 16% protein layer feed to which I add a little bit of cracked corn in their wet mash we make up for them. When cleaning their poop board and gathering eggs (usually around noon) I have to get them out away...

Oh yes, I check it every single morning. They get fresh water every morning.

I think I'm just going to leave the waterer out there for them to "see" it. Perhaps I just didn't give it enough time?

Thank You!

Thanks! I shudder to think what one more day would have done to them. :th

I have 15 eight month old pullets. Great egg layers, all healthy etc. Cold weather is here where I live so during our winter preps we purchased a metal double wall waterer and the warmer to go underneath it. We were using the red bottom plastic 3 gallon waterer before that. I put the metal...

Mine are in a dry covered run but I have been free ranging them every evening. They are 8 months old. I was wondering about the pumpkin as I have plenty available.

Question here..... I have heard that pumpkin is a good natural alternative for preventative worming. What do you think?