I find two to three eggs daily on the poop board, I'm at my wits end trying to break the culprits of this, I'm at the point now I'm considering the stock pot for the offenders.
Background; 11 Isa Browns, 30 weeks old.
Before I installed poop board, the same (as of yet to be identified) hen's...
One of my hens is developing fowl pox, while looking over the others, I found a hen with a enlarged/discolored earlobe (whitish in color), the left side earlobe is not enlarged, but is slightly discolored. Additionally, she shakes her head. So far, she's the only Isa showing these symptoms. Nose...
Does anyone have experience growing Stropharia rugosoannulata (Wine Cap) mushrooms in the chicken run? The following web site https://mushroommountain.com/products/king-stropharia-clemson-stropharia-rugoso-annulata claims; "Perfect mushroom for gardening and permaculture projects, it can also be...
I'm a bit confused, I just picked up 2 bags of Purina Flock Raiser, from TSC, when I emptied them into my storage bin, they were different colors, one greyish, the other beige. What's up? It shouldn't matter which plant manufactured it, if using the same ingredients/formula, right? Actually...
I'm installing a gravity watering system, for my coop and run. The water from my well is very hard and high in iron, should my supply line come straight from the well, or from the house (which has water softener and iron removing system)? Before water hits the reservoir, it will pass through an...
Retired military, 32 years of service, just purchased a fenced in, 2 acre home, including coop and chickens, in the beautiful state of South Carolina. Total newbie raising chickens, done plenty of research, decent coop and run, although it needs some upgrades (better ventilation and minor...