Hey everyone. I have consulted this forum a million times when looking for info on getting set up with chickens, and felt it was now time to become a member!
I was originally going to get pullets, but our local breeder of heritage breeds kept selling out chicks, so I decided to get day-old...
Hey there - I was advised at the farm store where I buy all my chicken stuff to put apple cider vinegar in their water. Do you do that all of the time as preventative measure or just occasionally? Cheers!
I have similar questions about making a dustbath so have read all the replies with interest. I notice that when mine free range in our yard they'll use our piles of dry lawn clippings (we use as mulch) in this way. So maybe that would be an ok thing to add? (Key probably with them being dry...
My coop isn't big enough to fit a dust bath inside. Is it pointless to put one outside where it will get rained on? I'm on north island of NZ and we have very temperate winters, but lots of rain.