Does anyone know if there are horizontal nipples available anywhere with a locking nut for the backside? I always have a hell of a time getting them put into PVC pipe with out leaking, so I think I'm just going to put them straight into a 55 gallon barrel. I'd like to have some kind of nut on...
I came home yesterday and found one of my flock missing. Something had moved away the bricks I had lining the bottom of the fence and lifted up the chicken wire. I am assuming they just pulled the bird on through the chain link as there was no damage to that.
There was very little blood, I...
I picked up 8 newbies from a place where they didn't have roosts. So of course since they're used to sleeping on the ground, they don't use any of the plethora of roosts I have up for them now. They just get into a big pile on the ground.
I can start trying to get them to roost at night, but...
My hens have just started laying. My problem is that they kick all the hay out of the nesting box beforehand though, and about half the time the egg ends up cracked or broken when it plops down on the bare wood. Is there anything I can do to stop this? Maybe the shells will get tougher as...