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  1. Ryan James

    Giving Bunny feed to chickens

    Thanks everyone it is only a fe month old, our bunnies hopped away never to return.
  2. Ryan James

    Giving Bunny feed to chickens

    i have a large amount of rabbit feed but no rabbits anymore can I give that feed to my chickes. Thanks
  3. Ryan James

    What to do with open space

    Our chickens have a lot of free range time and do a lot of dust bathing. What is the best option for making a dust bathing area in the run for the winter or is a good amount of DE in the straw good enough
  4. Ryan James

    What to do with open space

    i have a 6ftx5ft open area in my rum it is 5-6 foot tall. I feel like it is wasted space and would like to put a few toys/vertical devices to help them pass the time during the long dark Alaska winter. I don't want to take up all the area. Or should I just leave it open. Any ideas or advice...
  5. Ryan James

    Color light for coop/run

    i live in Alaska and want to light my run and hen house during the winter with Christmas style string lights. I would like to use a multi color for the outside run and a white for the inside of the house. Would the multi color lights still produce the light needed for egg production and do...
  6. Ryan James

    Hen with a limp

    Well I came home and found my hen with both legs stiff and doing the splits. She was also having a fair amount of diarrhea. I think it is Marke's from what I have read what do I do now. I have now taken her out of the flock should I call her?
  7. Ryan James

    Finished my nesting box

    I finished my nesting box on my coop. This about dose it and made everything so my 3 and 7 year old kids can open, close, clean and collect eggs with no help. For my first build of anything I am happy with the results.
  8. Ryan James

    Hen with a limp

    i have a 3 month old hen with a wobbly leg, walks for a bit then just lays down. This morning she is eating buy just staying in the house. I have felt around on her and don't feel and anything in the bone. Any advice?
  9. Ryan James

    How to know when hens are ready.

    is there a sign to tell when hens are getting ready to lay eggs? I don't want to open the laying boxes too early.
  10. Ryan James

    Wing sex of 3 day old chicks

    We got 3 straight run chicks today that are 2-3 days old. What do you think based on the wings.
  11. Ryan James

    Icelandic Chickens

    I was told at a farmers market that this was a Icelandic when I posted some pictures on the gender forum I was told it was not. Rather way it is a pretty bird. Could anyone help with gender of this 3 month old and breed. I am afraid it is a roo. If it is a roo we have to find a farm for him...
  12. Ryan James

    Rooster or hen islandic

    Dang, can't have one in town. Looks like we were two for two with Roos at the farmers market that trip
  13. Ryan James

    Rooster or hen islandic

    I picked this islandic up at flea market can anyone tell if it is a rooster or hen. About 3 months old
  14. Ryan James

    Any chance this is a hen

  15. Ryan James

    Any chance this is a hen

    this is a almost 3 month Swedish flower. Is there any chance it is a hen.
  16. Ryan James

    Introducing one month olds to 2 month olds

    Thanks, thst would explain the problem in the run even though I have had the same number of chickens with no problems but the chickens were younger. I don't understand why in our large back yard those same three will cover 10 or 15 yards just to fight then run back to the rest of the flock...
  17. Ryan James

    Introducing one month olds to 2 month olds

    They do spend most of the day free ranging. My run is 12 feet by 5 with. 5x5 house. The run has 3 height changes The house had lots but they all seem to want to use the highest. Last night I was able to get them all to roost together on the same pole but and added a second feeder and waterer...
  18. Ryan James

    Down spout automatic feeder

    This is my take on a automatic feeder. The two hold close to 20 pounds of feed and cost about $20. They just shy of six feet tall
  19. Ryan James

    Introducing one month olds to 2 month olds

    I am trying to introduce 3 approximately 2 month old chicks to our 6 approximately 3 month old birds but I have three of the older birds that are really picking on all the young birds. Is this short lived? What is the best thing to do?
  20. Ryan James

    Broken tibia update.

    Our True Blue had a run in with a friends dog last Thursday and ended up with a break. We changed the splint last night because it was slipping so it gave us a opportunity to take check out the healing. There seems to be a large callas forming at the break and swelling is way down. The bruise...
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