Recent content by Mick43

I have been told, chicken manure should decompose outside of a garden for at least 3 months to kill any bacteria or toxins before you put it on a garden. I have an outdoor compost bin I put it into, and in the fall add leaves and in the spring will be adding cut grass. So I have to areas side...

I've heard of this, but I like little bedding that feeds my compost and then I clean the coop out once or twice a week by shoveling it into a bin, I take to compost, as I organically garden.

When dogs are young, I found it best to take them with me on a leash. My dog also killed a turkey poult when she was young. Putting her on a leash and telling her we don’t hurt our birds and having her see how I work with them, was a big help. In time they will be fine, but consciously train...

I have two dogs that I successfully trained to be safe around chickens and turkeys. One is a Great Pyranee who is good at night for he loves to go out on the night at any temperature. His thing is his deep bark, so he scares predators away. My smaller dog is a mur I got from the Amish, she is...

As a classical homeopath, try to get Carbo veg in a 30 C, put 3 pellets in 8 oz of water and let her drink some. A sip is a dose, you can give it 4X a day. Offer the cup then take it away. Too much will make her worse. So a sip at a time.

I agree, if they are layers they are worth having but depending where you live, they might have gotten run off and got lost so may like a safe place to live.

i"m a homeopath you could try the remedy Rhut grav. if you have trouble getting it let me know. Just put 3 pellet is a small bowl of water and let him drink it. Try to get at least a 30C potency, if not a 200C.

No not yet, I'm still working with him on it. If it comes back I'll post it.

Hi: I'm Michelle from New Wilmington, PA. I am a classical homeopath, whole health educator, nutrition educator and yoga instructor. I enjoy my little farm where I raise Golden Comet and White Rock Chickens and I have 5 heritage turkeys-Narragansett and Royal Palm. I just love my birds, the...

Did your rooster get his voice back?

I have a rooster who completely lost his voice, he shows me when I go into his coop. I have 7 roosters and he was the Body Guard to Prince, my clear leader of the second generation of chickens on my little farm. So Body Guard's problems started when he hurt his foot climbing on a wood pile, he...

Hi: Delighted to find a group of chicken owners. I have had chickens and turkey for three years now and currently have 22 chickens (7 roosters) and 5 turkeys (3 Toms). In chickens I have Golden Comets with my original rooster being a Rhode Island Red, and I also have White Rocks. In turkeys I...