I recently bought this for my chickens and have read the label. The warning read. Do not medicate prior to slaughter within 14 days for turkeys and chickens and 21 days for swine. (The following was my concern) Do not use in chickens producing eggs for human consumption.
Our chickens are egg...
How long is a rooster good for on fertilization? I have 6 or 7 hens with him.......is that too many for him to service? And does a rooster generally get around to servicing every hen in the yard everyday?
We just finished our first chicken tractor today! I love it and think the pair of Barred Rocks that moved into it today are very happy!
The last pic is before the wire sides where done.
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My friend that raises chickens always talks or tells me, " you can set some eggs under one of your hens and raise you some chicks" He makes it sound so easy. I have never had any luck like that. Only time I have ever had natural egg hatches from the hens is when they get broody and start setting...
I am thinking of pairing a couple of Barred Rocks and keeping them off the ground. I have a friend that does that with some of his paired poultry. Is there any good benefits to it or is it bad? I would think that chickens living off the ground would have to have more attention, but that's not a...