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Thanks , I will send pics when I figuire out how to post them, Kimpaw

We discovered that one of our hens was broody and since we have no rooster she was doomed to sit on eggs that would never hatch. We went to our neighbors flock and got 6 live grenades to put under her, built her a broody house in her own pen and 21 days later she hatched 4 of 6 eggs. We have...

I have never tried" Peck no more "but I have used Pine Tar with good results to stop pecking where the chicks were bloody and they wouldn't leave them alone . They really hate the taste of it . Kimpaw

One of our 8 month old buff rocks has had a hard go of it from the start. She could get through the chicken wire for a month after the others were too big. we thought she may have an impacted crop and that we would probably lose her. She was always the bravest of the flock and the others left...

I looked hard at this question last spring when we got our 24 chicks. It looked really useful and seemed harm less at first. I ran it past a dozen of my organic gardening friends here in Maine including Eliot Coleman, and the director of the "Good Life Center" (Helen and Scot Nearings legacy) ...

This is also my first winter with our flock of 23 in Maine. So far their favorite dusting box is the new 16'x40' pole barn that i built to cover 4 vehicles. They love it so much that i am afraid the Vanagons will be out side again. I have a question about how much ventilation is necessary in our...

I was only able to find pine tar locally and have ordered both peck no more and blu-kote to have in my bag of tricks. I mixed the pine tar with the ingredients that are in the peck no more as I had most on hand( calendula,aloe,tea tree oil,) And put it on the now two white rocks that are being...

Thanks all, So she may have just gotten hurt and then they started pecking at red . Thats helpful to know. I will get some blu kote.

The 27 girls are about 4 weeks old and seem happy in their 8x12 coop. Today I found one of the white rocks with a bloody tail and the others where all getting a taste of it as they passed. I moved her to an isolated part of the coop where she can see the others but they are separated. What do i...

thanks I will get them on starter today. Is play sand a good grit? How do I present it? Are tent caterpillars a good treat? how soon? Kimpaw

I am not sure my feed and seed guy gave me the right advice on feeding. He sold me blue seal grower-cal mash for starting my chicks( they are one week old). and said giving chickens grit was a thing of the past. I would appreciate a few other opinions. I think I prefer a non-medicated starter...

My chicks are a week old, How soon can I give them worms for treats. I see that tent caterpillars are available. Are they good chicken treats? I am not sure my feed and seed guy gave me the right advice on feeding. He sold me blue seal grower-cal mash and said giving chickens grit was a thing of...

thanks all , the chick is back in and tomorrow I will up the brooder size to 4x6. kimpaw

We got our 29 chicks yesterday and so far they seem ok except for two that have what looks like bad chicken behavior. One is alittle wild and i think it is one of the two free birds labeled by MM as" Free rare chick". This one seems more of an amusement and got the first name "pollo loco". The...

I am from Little Deer Isle and the Gals (and hopefully not too many fellas) should be here next week from MM. Hi to fellow Mainers. Kimpaw

I guess that last link is beyond my abilities. 1/2 bu. lime slaked with boiling water 1/2 peck salt dissolved in warm water 3lbs ground rice boiled to a fine paste 1/2 lb powdered spanish whiting 1 lb. clear glue dissolved in warm water Mix and let stand several days, use as hot as possible.

I guess that works except I put in the wrong http for recipe #3 . It should be/books.google.com/books?id=bRgLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA300&lpg=PA300&dq=whitewash+recipe+for+chicken+coop&source=web&ots=xWQWQcPg_a&sig=M7W7revABJs-YCerQM4ikxl_k3s&hl=en

I thought I would try to post a link to some lime based white washes that I found. This one uses no salt www.thefreelibrary.com/Homemade+white+wash+recipe.-a0126554769 This one does use salt www.backwoodshome.com/letters/letters91.html I wonder what the salt does? this one uses all sorts...

Dawn , thanks again for all the info. I am definitely interested in DE now. I will chat it up with my gardening friends and see what they think. Kimpaw

Dawn, I guess I should have gone to your DE page before I asked more questions. So I see where you use it. I did not see mention of spraying walls or ceiling. Also another question came to mind that did not seem to be mentioned. What happens when the DE enters the compost operation? after...