Nothing worse than a nasty, muddy run. As someone from Kentucky I can attest to the fact that KY clay is nasty stuff. Mixing in some chicken manure makes for a horrible mess! I got tired of dealing with the mess and put a roof over all my runs. Although a little rain blows in occasionally they...
I have a couple of small coop/run combos and I made a base of pavers so that the entire floor is made of pavers and they extend one foot beyond the border. The run itself is one-half inch by one inch welded wire and is fully enclosed and roofed. I also have electric fencing around the perimeter...
Big Tom,
I raised some of the larger Asian breeds in the past. They were great chickens. Beautiful birds and very gentle. I thought they would be good meat birds but their meat was too tough.
Not saying they all are, just the ones I raised. I was much younger then and less experienced and maybe...
I just posted my fifth book on Kindle/amazon. It's a collaboration with my wife. LOST IN THE RED RIVER GORGE by Maribeth Wagner and B. Camp.
The first ADAM II book by B. Camp will be free for four days starting tomorrow.
Don't forget to check out my very first book: THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO...
Now that sounds like an interesting project! I just wanted a red chicken with a barred feather pattern that laid a brown egg and was a good table bird. Oh yeah, and one that had a small comb. I got tired of dealing with frostbitten combs.
These are the ones I developed. Took me about ten years. I began with some barred rock and over the years I added a few others then more recently Buff Orpington and Buckeye. The Buckeye passed the small combs and yellow legs along with a bit of the fierce expression. They get their temperament...
Thanks. I don't really like any type of alcohol. It all tastes vile to me. If it tasted like Mt. Dew or Fanta I'd be in trouble! I do enjoy making it though. I find the whole process fascinating.