Expecting 6 Cuckoo Marans & 6 Welsummer pullets to add to our current flock of 24 hens(Black Australorps, Ideal 236s, Ameraucanas) & 3 roos shipping the 20th from Ideal Poultry. Should get the 21st or 22nd.
I recently moved my birds into the new coop & also use Sweet PDZ on poop boards. I have zero problems at this point with flies compared to the temporary coop they were in a week ago! I am SOOOOO glad I found the posts on poop boards with Sweet PDZ! No odor & very easy to clean the poop from...
Ok...I think I have the plucking of my Roos' tail feathers under control & stopped. So, if I do have this bad behavior from the culprits taken care of, how long should I expect their tail feathers to be bare?
Mine are 19 weeks old today & I am still feeding an 18% grower feed. I have 2, maybe 3, currently laying & I plan on feeding the grower untlil about 3 more weeks. I am not sure how long it takes your 5 to go through 50#s but based on my feed rate I would guess around 7 weeks. You should be...
Well, it started as a remodel job(from the kids old playhouse) & snowballed pretty much into a total new construction! We reclaimed as much wood as we could & used a lot of other materials we had on hand, then purchased the remainder. I have to admit it would have never turned out this way if...