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I've been reading this morning about crawfish being abundant in our local waters, so I want to try fishing for them. I'm allowed 25 per day! I don't want to eat them myself, and don't really want to even cook them for the family, so they would be only for my chickens. So I want to know what is...

I have a small amount of powdered calf milk replacer leftover, and our two steers have been put out on the field and are unlikely to come back in for it now. I've made yogurt in my crockpot before for the family and the chickens but it's a bit expensive. Would it work? Is there any reason I...

It hatched out of a dark brown egg. It was my first hatch and I had pretty poor results so I only got two chicks from a dozen. One that was a stripey chipmunk chick and indeed looks like a welsummer in my complete novice opinion and this mystery bird. It's black with dark grey. These are from a...

Saw this free on Craigslist this morning... I'm thinking of picking it up and trying to DIY a shanty town style brooder out of it since my hubs is too busy at work to build me something right now and my Easter hatchalong chicks are on the way. I have access to some basic tools, some scrap...

I have a lightly used, secondhand 1602n that I was given several months ago. Its a still air but has an egg turner. There is no thermometer or hygrometer (?) and no instructions. The previous owner jiffy markered some sections on the tray. I found someone with 6 Ameracauna and 6 welsummer eggs...

Hey everybody! I'm new here... been browsing for a few weeks and figured it was time to introduce myself. I'm Susan, from B.C. Canada, and I'm brand spankin' new to chickens. About three weeks ago I was given four young ladies from a city girl who couldn't keep them in her backyard any...