We use sawdust from the wood we cut for firewood (Spruce,Hemlock,Birch) to keep the chicken yard covered. Sometimes, we put straw in the coop, but for the outside run, we put mostly sawdust. Has anyone had problems with this? My chickens seem fine, but my experience is limited... None are...
I saw some Buff Brahma chickens in a catalog, and thought they were adorable. They looked like they were wearing snow boots. Has anyone raised these? Are they cold hardy? Do they lay well? The catalog seemed to have the same opinion about every hen, so I wanted to hear from someone who has them.
We got our first chickens 3 years ago, and put a turkey in with them last summer. We named her Thanksgiving and started feeding her accordingly, giving her lots of fresh greens, good feed,etc. and then she started laying every day. At least one a day, and every 10 days or so, two a day. So we...