Hey guys, my brother is getting ready to put in his first coop and is having a problem figuring out where to locate it on his property. He lives in Alaska and the spot he wants to put the coop doesn't get much if any direct sunlight. In the summer months it will get up to a couple hours of...
So I have a few new hens that are roughly 5 months old. They started laying a week or two back, or so I thought, and I have stumbled upon a stash of 19 eggs with a young broody gen upon them. My question is would you keep the eggs? The only reason I'm concerned is I live in Southern Nevada and...
This is my first run of meat birds and I was wondering what you all use for a finisher. In the area I live they do not sell a "meat bird finisher" feed. I have read that you can use a laying feed crumble as long as it has a lower protein level. As of now I am using a 21% protein meat feed but...
So I am new to raising meat chickens but have raised laying hens for some time. I have 32 Freedom Rangers that are 8 weeks old. This morning I discovered a hen in the corner of the coop that had passed away sometime during the night. She seemed healthy as far as I could tell as she didn't stick...
So I am new to raising meat chickens but have raised laying hens for some time. I have 32 Freedom Rangers that are 8 weeks old. This morning I discovered a hen in the corner of the coop that had passed away sometime during the night. She seemed healthy as far as I could tell as she didn't stick...