Mature oak trees can grow up to 80 feet tall with canopies spanning more than 100 feet wide. Even on saplings, the elliptical-shaped leaves are too high off the ground for chickens to reach, but the both the leaves and the acorns that drop in the fall contain tannic acid, which can cause lack of...
I have looked at a lot of places but have not found what l was looking for. Anyone know where l could find free detailed plans for an 8 x 8 coop. Must be flat roof. I am not able to set up a gabled roof. I would like a floor in it so wife could go inside. Needs something with a senior friendly...
I am thinking of doing this from dismantled pallets. Have you done this? What is the overlap measurement? Anything special I need to know? What did you attach it with?
I am wondering if anyone has done this. I am going to make a large run with cattle panels. Starting about 100' x 30'. I will be using T post. I will be covering with welded wire. I plan to expand this later. Where it is located would be impractical to do traditional fence stretching. The...
I noticed yesterday one of my pullet has one eye closed. She will open it occasionally. I caught her today and separated her from the rest. The eye is not swollen shut. It is swollen around the outside edges. I noticed a small spot on the eye. Looking at the other information on this site...
I have a pullet that I got from someone else. She is about 3 or 4 months old. She is in a pen with about 12 more that are near the same age. I noticed a couple of days ago that she looked unusual when she walked. She seems to have a slight twitch all over, it is very slight. When she walks...
I have a pullet that is about 3 months old that has started limping. She eats well and will try to run to get scratch treats. She walks around but her hock joint seems to pronate inward as she walks. I was thinking it as injury and she would get better, but she has not. I separated her and...
I found one of my young pullets (about 10 weeks old) sitting by herself. She did not move when I approached her and is weak. She let me pick her up without a noise. I isolated her and put feed and water out for her. She has been eating regular chick grower and drinking plain water. She is...