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I know I'm resurrecting an old thread here, but when I encountered it, I thought more information was due. Comfrey is both good and bad, depending on how it's used. It's "healing" properties come from an alkaloid in the leaves that accelerates cellular proliferation. That means when living...

I admit, it's an optimistic number. I've seen data of commercial Tilapia farmers getting the equivalent ratio of fish/gallon, however it was on a much larger scale. It may not scale down in a linear fashion. Also, as Tilapia are out of the question for me, and not many cold water fish...

I'm looking to raise fish for food in a back-yard pond. While there is plenty of info out there on this subject, I'm having trouble getting the information I need specific to my region. Here's a quick run-down on my situation: I live in Central NY, with average winter temperatures around -5° F...

Thanks for the advice everyone. To Summarize, I need to: •Increase the ventilation, and either move the roof vents or screen them. •Consider moving the door to prevent the loss of bedding material and re-gain some floor space. •Add another access hatch so I can retrieve eggs and clean without...

I'm designing my coop and looking for advice. If anyone has the time to review my drawings and offer advice on what to do (or not to do), I would appreciate it a lot. Here's a quick draft I did in Google Sketch-up. I'm still working on the interior layout, but here's the basic spec: Run is...

I'm in the planning stages now, preparing to raise my first chickens next season. A friend of mine treats his flock with bite-sized mini corndogs. They seem to love them. Is this good or bad? It seems the meat to grain ratio might be a bit too high. Still, they seem to be doing okay.

Hi, I've been learning a lot here. People seem to know quite a bit about chickens. Perhaps I can give back to this community here with a bit of knowledge about worms. Earthworms: Very high in protein, but other than that, not much nutritional value for most animals. If you keep a worm box or...

Hi, I'm pretty new here but have found the site very useful. I am considering raising some chickens, and am in search of breed information before making my first purchase. While I'm no expert when it comes to chickens, I've done a lot of web development in the past and think this project would...

Thanks for the replies. I like the idea of the floating crocodile, I have some wooden owls that solved a pigeon problem, so that may work. As for the water feature, these ducks seem to love the fountains and waterfalls. I've even sprayed them with the hose, they line up and wait to be...

Hello, I am new to this forum. After a quick review of some other online forums, you guys seem to be the most knowledgable, so it seemed a good place to ask about this: I have a wild duck infestation of my pond. The pond is too small (1300 Gallons) to provide a sanitary home for the ducks and...