Hi there, I am going to share with you what I normally do. . Some times during breeding season I also have a lot of broody hens that I don't have eggs or place for.. In that time I normally have some chicks I am rearing in some coops.. what works for me is that I normally place the broody...
Hi all, its me again. Just want some info if somebody can assist me... I am feeding my hens layer mix and corn ones a day.. My question... Are there any other organic feed i can use in the place of the layer feed, for my hens...?
Hi all, just a quick questions... Is it possible that i can overfeed my chickens..?
Please let me know... And i have heard that one can mix crushed Sun dried eggshells in their feed to boost calcium... Will this work...?
DIY idea.. I bought some wire lockers from a garage sale and decided to make nesting boxes from them.. I installed devisions and managed to get three nesting boxes from one... The nesting boxes also have more than enough ventilation and are very durable too.. Was very easy and cheap...
I also found that older chick normally "bully" younger chicks. Causing injury.... So i try to keep the different ages together to prevent this from happening...
Hi all, i want to share with you what works for me with big success... Sometimes a few off my hens also get broody at the same time.. And also decide to sit on the same nest... sometimes three at a time... I then decided to make trapdoors for my nesting boxes and closed the broody hens one by...
Hi All, I am an eager back yard chicken farmer from South Africa... Its a big part of my life... . please need some space saving suggestions and also some hints on boosting production...