Recent content by killervex

Thanks. Try it out and let me know how it goes. im sure you'll be happy with the feed bill savings.

Ok so my wife and i have had chickens for a couple of months now and after seeing how much feed was lost with the store bought feeders we knew something had to be done. I have researched online and read dozens of articles on byc about making pvc feeders. I thought many of them were ingenious...

Hmm. Maybe try feeding a bunch of scrap greens to them again, see what happens lol

Do your RIR's lay throughout the winter? That's kind of my determining factor of picking between RIR and Red Star for my brown layers.. I've read some places that without an alternate light source through the winter RIR's would slow down and even stop producing, while I've read other places that...

So your saying lay chicken wire on the ground under the sides of the run, fold up the wire that's on the inside of the run and zip tie. then leave the wire that's on the outside of the run laying on the ground?

Seems impossible. 4 the birds's explanation could explain it, but then you still have an extra egg. Maybe your on to raising a couple SUPER chickens??? Try to see if you can reproduce the results.

I plan on purchasing a 10x10 dog run to use as a chicken run, but I have a few concerns. I do plan on purchasing the sun shade to use as a top (only 29.99) so I don't have to go through putting chicken wire over the top, supporting it etc.. A few of my concerns are, the holes in the fencing...

Pellets will be good at this age

Question: With all of these food scraps being fed to the chickens, is there any chance that they will begin to be less likely to eat their feed and wait until you come out the house with your leftovers? I only ask this because that's what my dogs started doing after a while (although completely...

What I plan on doing is having a 4inch pvc gravity feeder for feed, and a separate smaller pvc gravity feeder for the shells. I've heard mixed reviews about mixing it in with feed and/or scratch so im hoping this is a safe bet :)

I like the look of the tongue and grove boards for the walls. Unfortunately my budget doesn't allow for something that looks quite that nice. Ply wood it is lol

I really like the look of the coop. Its got a nice rustic yet clean feel to it

I like the repurposed play house lol, cheap is good! Free is better!

Thanks for all the great info my chicken peoples. I think my decision is 3 white leg horns and 3 red stars. For two main reasons, the lack of broody behavior and constant high egg production. Thanks for all the help! Time to start building the coop now!! I'm really excited about that part I...

I thought RIRs layed more through the winter than most brown laying breeds? Your saying red stars lay through winter that may be my best bet. Because I'm looking for a steady 3 dozen/wk supply all year around. ( 6eggs per week per bird) Does anyone have any opiniona on the broodiness of these 3...