Do you know what types of tree ashes are to acidic? Most of the wood we burn is oak, hickory and locust. The wood is very cured as we are still using from a bad storm from several years ago.
Do you have a dust box for your chickens to bathe in? Before I ever got my first chicks I had spoken with several "old-timers" about the "old" way of preventing and/or treating mites, lice etc.. The number one answer I received was making sure the birds have a place to dust bathe. We took a...