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Thank you for all of the ideas. I will check them all out. I know that I just finished reading an article in Hobby Farms magazine by Joel Salatin and he talks about how small scale chicken owners can grow their own amaranth, sunflowers (for the seeds), comfrey, earth worms, and even sprout...

I'm so glad that I read this for future just in case reference. Thanks!

Thank you for the info. on feed. I will definitely look at all links shared. I am not comfortable (yet) with making my own feed. I may get there some day, just not yet. I like to master one thing and then move on from there to another. So one day I may feel up to that challenge. I admire those...

Does such a thing even exist for chickens? In the past we fed our hens Layena, and it just never felt right to me. We are big into organics, non GMOs, no processed foods, etc., and I would love to do the same for our chickens. Do any of you purchase such a feed for your chickens, and if so...

Awesome! That's exactly what I had in mind for ours. Thank you again for your help!

Thank you so much for all of the replies! I get BRAGG Raw Apple Cider Vinegar for my chicky babies, so I'm sure they're getting the "good stuff". I think I'll just skip the electrolyte and go for the medicated feed for the first month or 2, and give them a small amount of ACV in their water...

Thank you so much for the help! When you say electrolyte vitamin water, are you referring to the human kind (like Powerade) or do they make it special for chickens? That probably sounds so stupid of me to ask, but I've never raised chicks, so this will be all new to me. And if it's a special...

Thank you so much! We will make sure that all drafts are sealed, and although we'll only have 10-15 babies, I'll be sure to purchase 2 heat lamps just to be safe.

We always gave our hens raw apple cider vinegar to help keep parasites away. Is it ok to give this to new chicks for the same reasons? Also...I realize that we'll have to give them the feed for baby chicks (starter feed) but is it necessary to get the medicated kind? And is there anything else I...

A weasel recently killed all 7 of our beautiful babies (chickens), so we have decided to get 10-15 more from Tractor Supply next month. We live in MI, and winter doesn't officially end here until end of March/beginning of April. My question is....we obviously already have a chicken coop, and...

Quote: I agree with this. I just dealt with a broody Buff and had to leave her in there for 48 hours straight. Make sure that there is no bedding (shavings) for her to sit on, and if one end has wooden flooring, like ours does, you will need to put her food and water at that end of the cage in...

I wanted to come back and update on this incase anyone else is dealing with a broody baby. I did go ahead and put her in the rabbit hutch and it worked wonderfully! I left her in there for 48 hours with ample food and water. (I had to empty out all of the bedding from the hutch and make sure...

Ok. Sorry. I own a message board on Cafemom and we do the bump thing all of the time. I won't do it again.

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There ya go. Sorry about that. Got it fixed.

I wasn't really sure where to put this because I can't list it as an auction, since we're a bunch of stores all together on one Congo. If this is out of line, please feel free to lock it. I just am honestly not sure. I wanted to invite everyone to come visit my and a bunch of other mamas online...

Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it!

Does anyone know if they still make the old fashioned water well hand pumps? If they do, does anyone know where to purchase them from, or who you have to hire to "install" them? Thanks so much for any help. I'd really like to get one eventually if they're not too expensive. That way we can still...

Quote: LOL That would definitely be a pain. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I just purchased a new book on Mini Farming and it says that when a chicken goes broody, you are supposed to take them out of the nesting box and put them in a rabbit hutch as their "broody cage" or they will stay broody indefinitely. It says to make sure that it's a wire bottom with no litter...