I was given this little Bantam Roo. I have no idea what he is but maybe he is a mutt chicken. I like him and he is good to the ladies who tower over him. him.
During the great depression, my wife's grand parents ran a fruit and poultry farm. While looking through her grandmother's recipe box we came across this recipe for chicken wormer: 1 pound Blue Vitriol. 1 gallon water, 2 TBS of mixture to gal of H2O, give for one day - once every 30 days.
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This is my first time to post a thread, so, please forgive me if I screw it up. I am a first time chicken owner but have been around them quite a bit. My daughter has chickens and actually she gave me some of her extra chicks. I decided that I would build a coop and run that would be little...
I am in the process of designing and building my coop which will be 6'X6' . My question, I will have 4 full sized chickens and will a 4" roost bar be enough room or should I go a full 6" or even two bars? Thanks.
I'm new here because I'm new to raising chickens. I am building my coop now. My flock will be two Rockbars, an Easter Egger and and a Welsemmer. I am doing this for fun as well as a few eggs. I have raised all manners of other animals including horses, dog, wolves as well as small birds but...