I found 3 buried eggs in the bedding yesterday afternoon. I really have no idea how long they've been there. My egg count for the day was 24 (I have 24 laying hens & 1 rooster). We've been averaging 16-20 eggs/day. I have the eggs in the house, not incubated (we don't want peeps). I guess my...
We recently cut down a healthy horse chestnut tree. (Reasons are many as to why we cut it down). We were thinking of putting all of the branches through a chipper and making our own coop litter. Is it ok to use chestnut tree chippings in the coop? I've only read about pine shavings being used.
Thanks for the info. From what I can gather, it seems that there is no one set rule for raising chickens and I will need to figure what my chickens like or dislike. I just don't want to do anything that could harm them!
Thanks for the tips on waterers for the winter. My hubby & I are new to raising chickens. We are getting our first peeps in a few weeks. Coop is almost finished, multiple yards will be fenced in this week and just about all of the supplies have arrived. This may seems like a silly question, but...