I'm trying to figure out if I can find wheat middlings locally since shipping and handling isn't cheap now days . I need it for mealworm substrate. Does anybody know of anything in stores I might find . Wheat middling is best to use so I won't have a problem with grain mites again .
5 of my hens are 4 months old , they are 2 production reds and 3 black australorps. I have 2 buff orpingtons that are 18 weeks old. So what my question is should I open the nesting boxes? Nobody has layed yet but 1 of my australorps has a very red comb and wattles.
I have 3 Production Reds but this one is the only one with a really pinkish and pronounced looking comb , also has the biggest legs and feet as well. Do you think it's a hen or a Roo? ... Edit : Ok so I wont be going back to that feed store since I just called him and he lied to me when I...
I have 8 chickens and live in southern Louisiana where it gets pretty hot during the summer but also humid as well. I have no shade in my backyard either.
I have 3 Black Australorps , 3 RIR and 2 Buff Orpingtons .
I was trying to figure out how big to make it , some people say 2 square feet...
I have dog-eared pressure treated fence boards left over from building a 6 ft fence and I was thinking about using them to build my chicken coop. Would that be safe for us and the chickens?