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I live in south Louisiana and have thought about sand also. My only concern is that in the heat of summer the sand would get very hot. Don't have much shade in the run; has this been a problem for anybody

22 degrees in south Louisiana

Thanks that's what I suspected

Are the corrugated plastic roofing sold at the big box stores coon proof?

If I'm not mistaken it has as much nutritional value as corn; especially brown rice. I live on southwest Louisiana and the birds flock around rice elevators to eat the spilled rice. Dose not seem to harm them but was wondering about poultry

Can chickens be feed uncooked rice. I have access to lots of it cheap

Yes I have kept mixed breed flocks off and for years. now have a small flock of 2 RIR hens 1 silver laced wyandote hen, 1 mixed breed hen, 1 white rock hen, and 1 white rock rooster.The white rocks are the only ones appear to be anywhere near the breed standard,though certainly not show quality.

Thanks for the suggestion Mrs K, intend to get another rooster, need to research good layers,

Thanks Sustained, that is an interesting idea, very clever. That my be the solution to my problem.

Thanks Den in Penn, could you explain how a trap nest works; never heard of them,

Thanks Mrs. K I am not looking to breed show quality birds. Being recently retired I just thought it would be fun to try and improve the egg laying of my flock and have an interesting hobby at the same time. Guess what I need direction on is the mechanics of breeding. Having always had mixed...

I don't know if this is the right forum for my question are not, but will ask anyway. Can anyone suggest a good book or website about breeding chickens. I would like to experment with breeding but not sure what is involved such as selection of stock, pens, record keeping and such. Any help will...

Sorry spedy2020, I forgot to thank you for taking the time to reply. So thanks

Yes i can tell the eggs apart. The question is how does one determine which hens are laying which egg.

I have a mixed breed flock of five hens and a white rock rooster. Would like to hatch some good egg layers to add to the flock. How can I determine which of my hens are the best layers so their eggs can be hatched.

Can you give more detains on your feeding system, maybe a picture. Did you purchase it or make it yourself,

I don't know if it is the best method but it works fine for me. I use pellets and feed in a packed dirt area with no waste. Thats how all the framers feed their ckickens when I was growing up in the fifties.

I am new to chickens and have never thought of essenial oils. .Don't know if this helps but, when I was growing up in south Louisiana all the old cajuns would put wax myrtle (which grows wild here) branches in there chicken coops to control insects. There is something in wax myrtle that animals...

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Thanks Azygous; I had been thinking about doing that but didn't know if it would work. Think I'll try it when the chcks arrive.