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I actually just rehomed a rat terrier who was more interested in killing chickens than rats. My Carolina Dog (a wild American dingo) kills 1-2 rats a night and leaves them by the door of the coop for me. I highly recommend a dog in the coop to protect the chickens from rats at night (and minks...

I give them raw venison in season (fresh roadkill). One dog hesitated at first but I guess he was hungry. They also like to hunt baby cottontails in their run.

It's a 22% non GMO mash that is locally milled. It has 2x the nutrition packets as his 16% layer feed. Contains corn, soybean, wheat and oats.

Hi, this is a 4-week old Broad Breasted bronze from Hoover's. I recall selecting all of the poults from the bin and none had this deformity. How did this happen? Should be culled now? He is still eating and drinking independently but the other poults are standing on him and nipping at his feathers.

Good point. They were sneezing last week after being outside. I'll try tetracycline.

The dogs can only eat so many raw eggs before one gets diarrhea. And I always cook chicken for them because I don't want them to develop a taste for raw chickens...

I will as much as possible, but I don't have running water yet. Just rainwater collection and a pond.

Frankly I wasn't sure what specific tasks were talking up all the time, until experimenting with a longer hose to refill the duck kiddie pool.

Hi, thanks everyone for your input. I am trying new changes each day to improve efficiency. So far the most impactful have been buying a hose that reaches from the pond to the barn, and the orchary, so water can be pumped up to the barn. I think this saved me two hours total yesterday instead of...

Thanks you were right, the nail sheath was stripped off the declaw. It has healed on its own so far.

Hi, this is a 3-week old Broad Breasted White from Hoover's. She's been in a zombie pose for several days. About half the size of her peers. She's had B vitamins, and corid, no change. Any way to save her?

Zone 5b/6. It gets down to around 15'F in the winter. Can you share a pic or link to the horizontal nipples? Thanks

Hi, can anyone recommend the right type of nipple or drinking dish for this water tank for my chicken coop, and where it should be installed (side wall, bottom surface), and how to install it?

Sorry, I meant 250W.

Is there a way to do this without the cost of powering several 1500W heat lamps, one in each box?

Thanks @McChooky. What about fencing in a portion of the pond, like one strip of it? How feasible is it to plant tposts and fencing underwater, maybe 4 feet deep?

Hi BYC, poultry person here, so far chickens ducks and quail. Am experimenting with the meat market. Was impressed at how fast the Pekin ducks grew; less impressed with the food-profit ratio of Cornish crosses. Am thinking of geese as predator deterrents for the ducks on my 1/3 acre pond. Now...

@McChooky would it be effective to drop rat poison pellets (bronethelaine) in their burrows? I know about where they are and one of my dogs is good at finding them. The dogs would stay leashed for the next few months. This would be easier for me than traps

Can you pls share some photos of what the skirt should look like once assembled?

Good to know. I wasn't aware of this product.