Hi there...
I have a small coop(4 ft X 4ft plus a good sized run) and house 4 laying hens in it...In the coop there are 2 perches at the same height, at 3 ft off the floor, that way the perches are not taking any floor space...I need it to be as spacious as possible because in the winter they...
If there's a place on the forum about ''duckraising 101'' don't be shy to refer me to it!
I want to raise ducks (rouen AND muscovies) next spring/summer (for meat purpose), and I have some questions...
Here are my questions:
1. I was thinking of getting 10 ducks and 10 muscovies, is that a...
about 2 hours ago my husband went out in the backyard to fill up the generator, with his headlamp (we have no electricity here, well yes, when the generator is on!) and he ran back to tell me there was coyotes in the back...so I went and he shine the light right on them....they were by the pond...
Would the heated dog bowl be ok for the peak of winter when it's -20 celcius everyday for 1-2 months....or should I get something else? After much tought I want a prefab one because I don't want to worry about it and it's safety...to me it's a good investment, but it has to work for our...
Yesterday I built this old style feeder base out of scrap wood. I had a long metal feeder with the holes on top...but didn't like the fact that the chickens perched on it and knocked it on the side, putting feed on the ground...so I built this so I can put only the bottom of the metal feeder in...
I have already built my pen with chicken wire, but I did not know I should have burried it underground to prevent predators. Now I have no more chicken wire but i do have alot of rocks on my property...so does burrying rocks around the pen works in deterring predators from digging their way in...
I have been looking at so much info on this forum in the past weeks, and I have finally taken the time to register and say hi...
I live in the woods with my husband and my dog ''Felony'', up north from Montreal in the province of Quebec in Canada...
I got my first chickens last july...2...