Second batch of chicken, first time dealing w fancy breeds n first time dealing w sickness.
It s one of my 30+ 1 week old chicks. Has a blind/ infected eye n everything else looks fine.
Am isolating him/her from the main brooder to avoid being pecked on (never observed so, just in case). If...
A newbie in chicken keeping received a 45 chick surprise package from Cackle. That s me, and i have to learn to identify them quickly before dividing them up according to size and temper and other traits. This post s for ppl like me who r interested in identifying chicks.
Day 1,
I recognized 4...
Jan sometime -Mar 5th 2014, did research and played with several pullets to quantify costs and feed/weight ratio.
Mar 5th 2014, ordered Cackle Surprise Package from Cackle, want to use the pullets for egg production and the cockerels for meat. I am lucky enough that my city allows BYC and...
For those who read some Chinese language, 18:27 of this video is helpful to establish a local probiotic culture for DLM
For those who don't, I came across this video and wanna let you know how my plan is after learning from it. The video features a Chinese guy who did a permaculture farm...
Hey dear BYC-ians!
I m Alex from Minneapolis, new to hen keeping as part f my backyard permaculture exploration. I believe with nitrogen-fixation crops and shrubs, bugs eating such vegetation are now transporting protein to hens and into human edible eggs. I believe there is not a lack of...