My pullets are getting to the age that I know that the eggs will be coming any day now. I have read that you can use golf balls in the nesting boxes to convince them to use them, My chickens will lay brown eggs, do i need to find something brown to emulate the egg, or will a normal white golf...
I have a small flock of RIR's. All hens. At this time I cant have a rooster. (my old lady says if she hears crowing were having chicken for supper) However, at some point I would like to let one or two of my finest hens breed so as to pass on their desirable traits to my next batch of egg...
not sure how they did it. lots of time i guess breeding small birds back to small birds. but long story short. you can just about get any full size breed in bantam now.
I've been trying to find a local supplier of organic poultry feed, so after getting the "no, cant help you" routine at my local feed stores I got out my phone book for one county over. This county has 800,000 plus people, 13 feed stores listed in the yellow pages. And keep in mind when I started...
I am also rasing red worms now, both in my compost heap and in two smaller beds. This is my first time at it and i'm trying to figgure out the best method. Anyway, I actually havent fed them any worms yet. one, i dont have enough yet to lose any. second, I am trying to get the ingredients...
If your storing whole grains you should have nothing to worry about if the moisture content isnt to high. however, if the feed your storing has been processed, you lose valuable nutrients due to evaporation. i think the recommended storing time is 3 months on any cracked grain.
also i've read...
How do I tell if my chickens are to fat? I hear that an adult bird of a certian breed should weigh X amount. I dont buy that line because some of my birds are just down right bigger than other ones of same age and breed. Are there any other clues? I mean its not as easy as seeing a big pot belly...
ok, now for my .02 cents. This is a very important topic, not just for our chickens eggs but our own health. There are many ways we can boost the omega 3 contents of the eggs, but the bigger issue is balancing your omega 3/omega 6 intake. This is all dependent on the quality protein you or...
Are these the same just different names? I'm thinking they are different. I cant find any info about redworms multiplying. I know from another post that only adult mealworms (as beatles) breed but i'm not sure about redworms. Also, I found a local source for redworms. They want $15 per lb. Does...
I dont know anything about a honeysuckle "bush" but I do know that the native yellow or white honey suckle vine mentioned above is both edible and highly sought after by whitetail deer. I'm willing to bet its the same for chickens.
Its also right tasty to suck the juice out of the flowers in...
Well, its saturday, my boss is on vacation and it seems he didnt schedule any work for us to do today, so I have been spending my time educating myself on protein in fish, and just about protein in general. If you arent aware of the differences in protein you owe it to yourself and your family...
I am looking into making up some of my own chicken food. And yes, I do know its a complicated but achievable endeavour. One of the things I am worried about is protein. Does anyone here have any info on the benifits of using fish instead of soybeans? I know soybeans are harmfull if not heated...
I have some RIR pullets that I have gotten into the habit of letting free range. I should actually say they have gotten into the habit of wanting to free range, I have to be carefull when I open the run in the mornings, to fill the feeders, not to let them out. And this from chicks who took...
I have 5 RIR pullets that are about 10 weeks old. I have been feeding them a combination starter/developer feed. They have always seemed to like the stuff. But, recently I've been giving them some left over fruits and vegtables from the kitchen. Now they dont seem to want to eat the feed. They...