Recent content by shay0903

The steel wool? Can you stuff this into visible rat holes? We just started having rats and our coops are fenced in and they are digging tunnels underneath. Most likely because we killed out all the snakes and the local cats stay away... They are not getting our chicks as we havent had any this...

I have a pair of patridge wyandotte bantams who rule our securely fenced in back yard ...lol. They actually have a pen but never go in it unless abslutely neccesary. they have an outside (of their pen) nesting box that the hen lays her eggs in. I had several in the box to see what may happen...

We have a loving pair of lavender silkies (roo and hen). They were attacked early this am or late last night. We aren't sure what got after them but we caught a squirrel fighting with our roo this afternoon. We waited until this evening to fully check them out when we moved them to a more secure...

Hello, I have 1 pair of silkies and 1 pr of partridge wyandotte bantoms that are great layers, fertile and dying to have babies from. I just lost 4 PW bantoms and 1 silkie egg but not sure what I may be doing wrong or if power failure may have affected the eggs. I candled at day 10 and was left...

I just wanted to post somewhere (hope this place is ok) how much I REALLY appreciate all the info, kindness and help from BYC. I have a pair of patridge wyandottes that never seemed to produce fertile eggs. Thanks to a wonderful tip on trimming around their vents( actually on a post a few years...

Thanks for the suggestions!! We changed to pellets and so far MUCH better, less waste and less costly to us as well. We will now work towards making them clean up They are all still laying good except for one of our spoiled jerseys! I love this site and learn sooooo much from everyone!

I looked at this and it would be great. And it DOES have a UL label or listing on it? Thanks!

Hummmm the Fire Marshall was aware that this paticular type had none because he said every school in the county he had been to, they all had the same brand.And he specifically asked if anyone was using incubators in the school. My sister always does hers around Easter. BUT....this has me...

Hello, my sister who is a kindergarten teacher was told today by the county fire marshall she (as well as ALL the other teachers in the county) can no longer use the Little Giant Incubators sold at TSC and other various places. The reasoning is it is a fire hazard because the incubator does not...

We are definetly going to try the suggestions and buy some pellet feed or crumbles to see if this helps. I fed them at 12 today and by 6pm the entire bucket was pretty well gone. I did notice there was alot of the mash on the ground but no where close to the 7lb bucket. Thanks for the help as we...

We have watched for a while and not seen anything else getting to the feed. We have the TSC 7lb feeder hanging. We usually do not see alot of the feed on the ground when we go to refill in the evenings. Sometimes during the day when I check on them i have noticed small amounts but not alot. But...

Ahhhhh...something simple...so the lid should be attached to the pan so that when you fill it up, attach the pan and flip it upside down like the ones you buy. But of course must seal securely to keep the water from spilling?? Any good tips on getting a good seal? The lid is also a plastic one...

We have a flock of layers that have a large run but do not free range at all. We bought a large feeder at TSC and fill it daily sometimes twice daily with scratch and laying mash. We also give them greens (grass, dandelions, etc) daily. They get oyster shells every other day to supplement for...

My DH made a homemade waterer using a large metal pan and a 5 gallon plastic bucket. He attached it to the pan and cut the holes to let the water drain out. Our problem is....the water never stops flowing out. If we fill it up it just continues to run on out of the pan. ??? I know its probably...

Yah ! I can post pics now...sorry i didnt realize before I posted that I couldnt put up any pics because I was still too new. Thanks 4 looking here are some more.