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I am seeing a lot of great information regarding ducks and chickens cohabiting, but I haven't seen anything specific to Wood Ducks. I have an aviary for my 2 woodies, and a large coop with large run for my 6 hens. I would like to combine the two to make room for some additional gardening, but...

Dumped wood ash on the ground so chickens can dust bath. I noticed they were eating the wood ash. What do they get from it. Thank you Stewart

I have 7 chicks that are just about 2 weeks old. I had them in woodchips but I noticed they were eating them so I moved them to paper towels. I have tried going back to wood chips multiple times but they go crazy pecking and eating the wood chips. They know their food and eat well from it, but...

I have week old baby chicks, I noticed them pecking and possibly eating their wood chips, I changed to paper towels for a week. I just put large shavings from tractor supply back in, and the go right back to pecking at the small pieces. I can’t tell if they are eating it or not, not sure what to do.

We have baby chicks that are 4 days old, They have started to dig and peck. We have them in large wood shavings from tractor supply. I notice them picking up small pieces and I can’t tell is they are eating the wood. They know where their food is and eat from it. Are they eating the wood, is...

My wife and I painted every inch of wood before and as we put our coop together. It's about 70% lexan polycarbonate plexiglass and the rest wood framing and 2 walls. My question is, are mites and lice deterred by painted wood as opposed to just raw wood? I have read and seen many videos where...

...I can keep track of my own musings as a first-time chicken owner (long-time chicken sitter). I chose the name since my chickens....are in the woods. The coop is NOT the nice brown building off to the left (that is my kids playhouse, built during the first COVID spring), but is nestled into...

Hello all, We're 90% sure we're going to build our ladies a Woods style coop. There are several folks who've done excellent articles or ongoing threads about how they've decided on final designs and gotten things built, etc., but I'm wondering whether anyone has a concise list of lumber and...

Is wild wood sorrel good for chickens? It grows all over my yard. I read it was so I was wondering if any one had given it to their chickens?

...Gave him a quick rinsing off in some warm water. Don’t see any blood or injuries. His wings look fine although my neighbor found him in the woods said they think he has a broken wing. I suppose that’s because they were able to catch him and he didn’t fly away but I think he’s not feeling well...

There’s two roosters in the woods near our house. Some neighbors have a rooster but they’re at least a couple miles away. Do you think these guys just got lost or were they abandoned? How would I go about catching them? They’re very skittish. Would the hens’ cackling attract them to the house?

Has anyone tried using softwood pellets as bedding in the coop?

I know Cedar is a confirmed No-No for chicken bedding; but what about using a Mix of Walnut & Maple shavings? I got a lead on some free shavings and thought it might be nice to throw down in the covered outdoor run that butts-up to their coop… Any thoughts? 💬 Thanks friends! — Johnna : )

Can I use tree service wood chips for the ducks?

My girls are about 14-15 weeks. I know it’s still very early but I’ve read leghorns and rhode islands have been known to be early egg producers and I have one of each of those. I’ve seen people on here using wooden eggs in nesting boxes to help guide their girls. When do I start putting those in...

So I had a question about wood stoves, and hot tent camping stoves. This question applies to both a small cabin or using one in a tent, like hot tent camping. I'm a bit more concerned with hot tent camping, but its foreseeable that many people will be trying to also do wood stoves in their...

We’re building an 8x12 Woods Fresh Air Coop. This is our progress so far. I want to thank everyone who has built this type of coop and posted here. We never would have gotten this far without this resource. We have 8 chicks waiting to move in. More updates to follow.

I'm going to offer wood duck and mandarin duck hatching eggs this year in small quantities (probably a dozen or less) if there is any interest. I have extra breeders so I'll definitely have extra eggs. I'd preferably like to sell to people who have experience hatching and raising these species...

I have a bunch of pallet wood from a neighbor, They are good and strong pallets and I love Gamefowl, Would it be possible to make predator proof breeding pens with pallet wood?, Maybe like a 5x5 Pen?, Or 4x4?, I can also use hardware cloth and I have access to plastic barrels

...getting her fill and preening herself. She was wandering around the edge of the wood line then all of a sudden she made a beeline into the woods and I lost sight of her. I searched around with my two wiener dogs and after about 30 minutes having bloodied my legs through the briars I heard a...