The field next to our house produces a bunch of 'volunteer' sunflowers. I just cut the heads off and throw them to the chickens. They make short work of them!
As we get closer to winter, I'm sure many newbies, such as myself, will want to know the answer to 'How do you keep your waterers from freezing?' I saw a video and I am going to try the rock salt in a water bottle trick and see if they guy was telling the truth or just blowing smoke... What are...
I just came in from giving them "breakfast in bed". I have a plastic deli cup I use to scoop the girls treats with. I stood there and held it for them to eat fly larvae, and then crumble/scratch mix, and then finally water. I shooed everyone away from the coop, took them off the roost and put...
My coop is 8x8 but they're only in it to sleep. They are free range but I have feeders and waterers everywhere. Those two pretty much stay on the top roosting bars all day.