I know some ppl have issues with the water heater thermostats but I dont mind giving it a try just because its convenient. My issue is that I bought one at lowes today and it looks identical to all the ones I see being used online...black box, metal back, white and red face with white dial, and...
I've been raising chickens for almost a year now. What started as a small hobby has grown rapidly. I started with six laying hens I bought locally. Now I have another fourteen hens I purchased from Meyer hatchery, and ten red broilers I purchased from Ideal. I am now working on building a...
I have a mix of brown egg laying hens that are six weeks old (14 of them). I raised them from day old chicks. Four weeks in the house in a brooder, then the past two weeks they have been in their 3x5 outside coop. It is completely enclosed and has a heat lamp in it. Two days ago I opened...
I currently have a mealworm farm I've been keeping. I am ready to start treating my six month old and my year and a half old laying hens to them. I also have chicks that are six weeks old...can I also give the mealworms to them as a treat too or is there a prefered age for this...also how...
About three months ago I bought six laying hens...Two SLW, one GLW, one PBR and the other two im not quite sure...I think one may be an Easter Egger and the other I think may be some kind of cross...not sure?
I think the one in the back is the EE...has gray feet and beek...No clue about the one...
Two days ago I received my order of fifteen assorted brown egg laying chicks..should be all female. I am pretty confident in all the breeds other than one lone chick that I am having trouble identifying....can someone help with this one?
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Living in South Louisiana I have grown up in the country around livestock. Now that me and my wife live in a semi-urban environment, (only a half acre of land is semi-urban to me) our two boys havent had a whole lot of hands-on in the field of country living. Its all sports and video games for...