My hen began self isolating a few weeks ago. I borrowed a neighbor's cage and isolated her in the barn. She eats well and acts normal, quit laying, which is not normal for an Australorpe. First week, I gave her 10 iodine drops in her 7 quart water. That did no good. Second week when I freshened...
I normally feed pellets However; as in food products for humans, I anticipate higher prices and want to be prepared, so have bought some oyster shell and grit to supplement with greens I want to grow to feed the chickens. What winter green do you grow to supplement feeding your chickens...
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I WANT TO KEEP SOME CHICKS IN MY UNHEATED UTILITY ROOM FOR THE WINTER. MY HOME ELECTRIC BOX IS ONLY 125 AMPS AND ALREADY RUNNING ELECTRIC HEAT TO SOME ROOMS. IS THERE A LOWER WATT OR LED BROODER LAMP I CAN USE TO KEEP THE CHICKS WARM IN MY CHILLY UTILITY ROOM THROUGH THE...
I want to buy some chicks, but need to keep them inside. My QUESTION: What type of heat bulb can I use besides incandescent 250 watt? My house is on 125 amp box and I'm running electric heating units as it is, so I don't want to overload the electric capacity of my house and also want to save on...
Oh wow, when I had my contractor build a chicken run across the back of the old chicken barn that came with my small country house, I was intimidated. I thought, now I've gone and done it. It's built with heavy timber centers and 2x4s, has a metal skirt buried a foot and a half into the ground...