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What are some good high-protein human foods that I can feed to my broilers? Can I give them chicken livers, ground beef, scrambled eggs, etc? Was looking to supplement their feed in the evening.

This will be my 2nd year raising meat birds (Cornish Cross). This year, I am doubling what I did last year (doing 55) and am going to do something different as far as their housing as well. My BF and I are building a nice large chicken tractor. I want to house the broilers in the chicken tractor...

Any idea what breed these are? I bought them at a local Atwoods. Just curious what breed :) They're adorable as can be.

Hello everyone - I just bought 3 adorable little goslings and this will be a new adventure for me. I have 3 cayuga ducks they'll eventually live with.. Other than geese and ducks, I have chickens, guineas, barn cats, 2 Great Pyrenees and 2 parrots. I live in south-central Kansas on beautiful 27...

I had a chick get hurt by my dog (nothing too serious - but numerous feathers ripped out from back.) Anyways- I put Blue Coat on and my rooster hates this chick now - chases her, pecks her - the little chick (approximately 9 weeks old) can't even be outside with the flock because the rooster...

UPDATE on Brinsea - I just got off the phone with them - they ROCK... they are sending UPS to even do a pick up and sending out a new unit today!! She said the strict rules and policy online is to prevent people from "abuse" - I HIGHLY recommend Brinsea :) They have great customer service and...

Anyone ever deal with their customer support? The lid on my brand new unit doesn't fit (I got this on Wednesday) - won't maintain temperature at all because of gaps in lid. (See photo) - Even when I push/squeeze on that side to get that little foot in the groove, the other side pushes out at its...

For 24 hours, my temperature maintained at about 99ish... woke up to it at 80!! I had to turn the red knob over 10 times to get it back up to 99... I put another thermometer in this morning and it is reading 100 and the Brinsea thermometer is reading 90! What's up with this? I just got this the...

There wasn't any information in the instructions on how to turn the eggs if you didn't have the automatic turner. I have the Octogon - how far do I turn it? I assume I turn it just once toward me - then straight up - the back away from me - then straight up - etc.. correct? Also - how often do I...

So- I happened to be a VERY luck winner on Brinsea Facebook and won the 20 chick brooder. So, I decided to go ahead and purchase the 20 chick incubator too. I have NO IDEA what I'm doing :) At this time, I have 1 rooster and 2 hens that just start laying. I also have 15 chicks that will start...

I have 3 little ducks that I bought at Orshlens last week - I have them in my bathtub for now, but am concerned about what to do with them when they outgrow the tub. I am going to put a dog house on a large pallet and predator proof it with hardware cloth underneath and build a little running...

I have the following guineas in a cage together: 4 that are about 6 weeks old 3 that are about 4 weeks old 3 that are about 2 weeks old They've lived together in large rabbit hutch since I've gotten them. I am planning on moving them all to a little chicken coop where they'll reside together...

I was geared to this thread after asking about getting a dog to help protect my country animals. I'm not wanting to actually spend a lot of money on a purebred, but would like some information, thoughts, advice, etc about what kind of dog I should get. I have chickens and kittens at the moment...

Here is the situation: I live in South-Central Kansas on 27 acres in the country. I have some chicks that aren't range free yet, but will be in a few more weeks (waiting to finish chick coop). I also have 3 kittens.. planning on getting some rabbits, ducks and maybe a goat next year. We have...

Just wanted to say hi :) I am moving to Winfield on Wednesday - June 27th.. we have 27 acres that we've been getting ready for my big move day! Can't wait to be there and out of Wichita. I have a few chicks that are in a rabbit hutch for the time being.. hope to get them in their little chick...

So - I've been raising 5 chicks in my tub.. they are about 5 weeks old now and going outside for the first time ever. We have 27 acres... Can I just let them go! And roam! Or will they take right off and we'll never be able to get them? There will be 2 people supervising for the little bit of...

I am building my first coop... was wondering what type of flooring to put in it? I'd like to not have any flooring; is that ok? If I just have the ground as flooring, what can I do in the winter about the cold ground? I live in south/central Kansas and the summers are very hot and the winters...

There are 2 of them (one is only showing his rear side lol) ... plus a black, a yellow and a brown-copper chick. They are approximately 4-5 weeks old.

I have 5 chicks that I'm raising in my bathtub.. one of them (the guy on the floor of the tub) is a week younger than the other 4. I put a shower rod in for everyone to roost - the little guy just can't make it up there yet. I decided to put him up there because he was crying, crying, crying! He...