You've all heard of the Black soldier fly larvae feeding buckets, where you put road kill in a bucket and the black soldier fly lays eggs, the larvae crawl out and feed your chickens? I hear that the chickens gather near the opening, just waiting for that juicy tidbit to fall out...
I live in...
I had a broody hen all summer and her eggs never hatched so I didn't worry about her, just let her sit on her eggs and made sure she was still eating. When the eggs got stinky, I cleaned her nest.
The problem comes in that last week, she actually hatched two babies! Now normally I'd be...
I live in northern WI. can you say chilly? Brr!
We have been using the galvanized 5 -10 gallon founts on a heated base for years, but they rust, develop holes and they seem to break readily. I've replaced three in five years. Looking for a better solution.
The red plastic founts say not to...
I have gotten good info from your forums before, so I thought it was time to join so I could share what measly knowledge I have. My name is Rebecca and right now I have black Marans and some guinea fowl.