I was thinking, would it make sense to stick a large metal finned structure underground attached to a metal pole that is then attached to a large metal plate above ground? The metal fins underground would contact the cooler soil and conduct heat away from a chicken sitting on it. Basically a...
From what I've read, chickens typically roost together. However, my chickens seem to roost apart all of the time. This was typical behavior for my first batch of 3 chickens then when I added 4 more a year later the younger group started by roosting together but now they are scattered all over...
If mealworms are a good addition to chicken diet for protein, would it work if live mealworms were grown in the feed bin? Or would that alter the composition of the feed enough that it will no longer be a balanced diet? Also, maintaining moisture for the mealworms is typically done by putting...
Has anyone tried to raise one week old chickens with this?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JHK375E/?tag=backy-20 Is it warm enough? Mine gets up to 85 so I'm not sure its enough.