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The law against feeding "animal products" to animals is in regard to Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease). Animal by products in some treats like ice cream cones is lard and it is heat-treated/cooked and therefore not against the law to feed. I am a nurse. I have taken care of people...

I live on a lovely farm with 6 hens and lots of other animals. These are the first chickens I have every loved and I am amazed at how smart and personable they are. I learned not to let them out to free range until after 9 or so in the morning, giving the predators a chance to go to bed...

I have 6 hens. 3 red sex link, one barred rock and two EE. I get 4-6 eggs a DAY, despite the cold and one is molting. That one is an EE and lays speckled eggs and she is still giving, although today's egg had the speckles all on one end! Mine are free range and in a tight house at night...

This was indeed a strange experience. The day after all this happened and I had posted the original post, I let the remaining two hens out as usual and heard a lot of noise hours later. I can see and hear the coop from the kitchen and there is an area to the left of the coop that is an...

I have a farm in Virginia. I had nine hens in Feb. of this year. I now have two. The weird thing is their coop is an Amish made building on a foundation with a very secure floor and door and there have never been attacks or disappearances at night. What makes me suspicious is that hens only...

This is a topic I worry about. I got my first 9 hens in Feb. and raised them in the house. They went to a very large and sturdy coop (previous farm owner bought this Amish made building to store piles of Alpaca fiber and it is STURDY. I kept the babies in the coop for 2 weeks after the first...

I raised 9 chicks under my plate and they did amazingly well. Self-regulated time under the plate and no worries about fires. I love this thing. Will brood some guineas under it next. I love seeing their little heads looking out from underneath the plate while they get toasty. Kept them in...

You need to have the birds tested by your local agricultural extension or a veterinarian. You may have avian flu. Wash your hands very we'll after handling any of them or anything related to them. Make sure your biosecurity is up to standards (footwear only for their areas and no visitors...

I had to move my 9 hens from the smaller brooder to a pair of wardrobe boxes joined together (from my move). Subsequent pen was the size of the double bed I put the box on, of course with everything covered with plastic for the dust.. They were raised with an electric hen (no lights) and...

Hi, my name is Stephanie. I bought my beautiful 26 acre farm in August. Now have nine ladies living in my guest room: 3 Americaunas, 3 Red Stars, and 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks. This is my first chick raising and it has been a wonderful success with an electric hen. The chicks are HUGE and...

I believe that. A friend of my has beehives in a compound that looks like Fort Leavenworth. I tease him that the fences and concertina wire are worse than the prison I used to work at. I read the laws here and this IS bear country. There are no fines for killing a bear on your own property...

Just read all these posts as I purchased a 26 acre farm in Southwest VA in a wooded area up a mountain, and have my first chickies in the brooder. I have a very sturdy chicken house and lots of electric fences, but have been giving a lot of thought to bears. My sister owns 35 acres in the...

I just brought my first 8 chicks home to a farm I recently purchased. Local Southern States had some really healthy and active chicks, eating well and so pretty. I bought 3 Red Stars, 3 barred Plymouths, and 2 Easter Eggers. I had a brooder set up with a Premier Chick Heater (aka--electric...