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We use anything dry and available. Pine shavings as a base, paper shreds from junk mail, dry leaves in the fall, any leftover hay or straw, even pine needles will work. Almost anything thats dry can go in. Good luck, Chris

Make sure you have the proper ventilation in your coop. You may have to add a roof vent or a louver in both ends to keep the air flowing. Ammonia build up in coops can be bad. Depending where you are located you could use more or less ventilation. Let us know what kind of climate you live in if...

Here you go: Chris

Don't sweat it. 24" is a good height for your nesting boxes. If the hens are having a hard time getting down they will use the ramps. You will probably be disapointed to find out that after all your trouble building nesting boxes that some of your hens will lay eggs on the floor in the corner...

Here is a pic of our favorite hen. She is a california white that we call Queenie. She is queen of the yard! Chris

Hi everyone, we have been very busy so sorry if we aren't responding quickly enough. We have found a wonderful home for our whole flock in Wv. They have not yet picked them up but they did pay us for the turkeys. If something goes wrong and they don't take the birds we will let you guys know...

Here is a pic of my roosts. I notched the ends of the 2x3's to fit into the notches of the stringers.They are easily removable so I can scrape down the poo board in a jiffy. I usually clean off the poo board once a week whether I need to or not. I always seem to. Good luck with your roosts...

I'm smelling a west virginia pan handle chickenstock this year!

They are coming by to check things out and hash out the details on Wednesday! Sounds like they may have the perfect place for our flock. Thanks again. Chris

Jefferson, Md. here. We are on the top of the small mountain between 340 and 15. Hey Mudhen did you send the lotzes our way about the birds? We appreciate it if you did. Harpers Ferry is nice but I hate driving through on a nice summer weekend, its a madhouse. Chris

No, we have yahoo. Chris

We are going to be moving in the next couple of months, and we would like to find homes for our flock. We currently have a trio of standard bronze turkeys that are just a year old so should start breeding here very shortly. This would be a good start up for someone as these birds are very tame...

Check this out. This site has alot of ideas for small coops and tractors.http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/tractors.html I do believe 3 to 4 square feet of floor space per bird is fine as long as they have a good run. I would say a 6' by 4' coop with a 6' roosting pole and a couple of...

If your chickens are dying and you don't know the reason, I would suggest you take one in for a necropsy. They may be sick rather than a predator getting at them. Most states will do it for free or just a small fee. Check with your local cooperative extension to find out where to take it. I hope...

You can eat the layers after a few years. They will have quite a bit more texture and flavor so they would be great for soup or stew. They probably wouldn't turn out well on the barbecue. We generally will cook them up with some oatmeal or barley and feed them to the dog and cat. We raise about...

For about 2 bucks you can get a plastic flower pot base at lowes or the depot. They often have many different sizes to fit almost any size bucket. Good luck Chris

You are going to have a hard time finding something with 20 acres less than an hour from a big city. 250,00 or less forget it! We are in the same boat as you are so we feel your pain. I guess it all depends on how big a city you need to live near. We have had some luck looking in Mo. but not...

Shipping adult chickens is very expensive. I do believe it is somewhere about 35 or 40 dollars minimum. Good luck, Chris

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We either feed it to the pigs if we have any on the ground, or we will bury it. You need to bury it at least a couple of feet or the coyotes will smell it and get to it. You can compost it but if you are having problems with coyotes they will probably dig it out of your compost. Good luck either...