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Hi All, My wife and I came home from a canoe trip on which we caught 6 bluegill. We had intended to clean them for eating later but that didn't happen:D. I left them in the fish basket and put it in one of our rain barrels. The next morning only one bluegill had survived. I put it in our 100...

I'm picking up twenty 50lb bags of Agrimaster Layer Poultry Feed for $6 ea. tomorrow. They are on sale at our local F & F store. I'm actually considering 40 bags instead of 20. My only concern is how well it will keep. Do you think layer feed will spoil in 5 months when stored outside during a...

Hi All, I wanted to share our new favorite tractor. It's a warm weather unit for spring, summer, and fall. We'll move the hens to the soon to be converted chicken house before the snow flies. The tractor measures 12' x 8' with a nest box that's about 36" x 18". It has 2 roosts that are about...

Hello Everyone, I just thought I'd share our latest tractor. Base measures 5' x 8'. Cost: about $120 plus used cedar decking. This tractor was pretty labor intensive for the number of chickens it will house. We're hoping it will support 7-8 laying hens during warm months being moved once per...

Hi to the board, My wife Jena and I live in east central Illinois on 10 acres of wooded land. Yep, there's more than corn and beans here. We have to plow a 1/2 mile of private drive to get out in the winter. Right now we only have 4 hens and a rooster, but we have 21 eggs in an incubator and...