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Does anybody raise worms for composting / gardening / snacks? I am going to give it a try but I have a few questions.
I see a lot of people using paper / cardboard / leaves / unfinished compost. Is it...
I have had chickens for several years. I love watching my chickens scratch around and have fun in the back yard. They are very easy to care for. Lately, I have been interested in keeping a few quail, but I know very little about them. I have a few questions about them.
1. Can quail...
Is it safe to put DE in the coop and around the coop if I have a hen raising 2 chicks? I would like to try to control some pests but I am scared I will hurt the babies. Also is it safe to use around the nest boxes? Would it taint the eggs in any way?
I have a Farm Innovations model 4250 incubator. This is my first time hatching chicks out of an incubator. I took out the turner last night, and laid all the eggs on the bottom of the incubator. Within hours, 2 were pipping out. One hatched during the night. Four more have hatched today...
Is there a reliable way to tell what genders I have of my Ameraucanas and my Cuckoo Marans. My chicks are 4 or 5 days old now. I got 8 out of 9 roosters last year on silkies and black austrolorps. Was just hoping I didn't end up like that again and if there is a good way to tell.
This is my first year of keeping chickens. Whenever I go to the chicken coop / run, the birds are all fine and never even act like they want to be aggressive to me. My 4 year old son is another story though. The roosters have all had a go at him. I'm wondering if he's maybe doing or acting a...
Whenever my black austrolorp rooster is trying to mate with the females, my little bantam rooster goes and jumps on top of the female but under the big rooster. He tries his hardest but I don't think he has a chance at getting close to the ladies. Should I worry about this and try to stop it...
I do some hobby woodworking pretty frequently. I have a thickness planer that I use quite a bit. It produces lots of shavings. Has anybody ever used these shavings for the coop bedding? I have been buying the pine shavings in the bag from Walmart. After this night's planing, I ended up...
Hey guys, I just got my first chickens. They are almost 3 weeks old now. 4 black australorps, 5 sex linked pullets, and 1 mystery bantam. Thanks for all the info on this website.