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I'm considering some incentive for the folks who help me on processing day: giving them chicken for helping. I am not sure at this point what would be a good amount to give those who help me. I think we'll have 30-40 birds to process and we'll employing a chicken plucker to help with that part...

Hi folks, Does anyone have any hard data on the effect of feed fermentation as it pertains to meat bird feed conversion ratio? My understanding is that adding water to feed to cause fermentation of said feed causes the feed to first swell and then effect microbial growth in the feed which can...

Hi folks, I just wanted to share some pictures of our layer flock's hoop coop. It is two years old now and has held up well. I wanted to make an integrated coop/run that would give them ample room to move about, plenty of fresh air and a draft-free environment in the winter. I also wanted to...

Hi folks, I'll keep this brief. :) Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere - I've overlooked it if it has - but I'm going to finally start raising meat birds here on our slice of Virginia in 2022. I'm leaning toward the Freedom Rangers for our first run of birds - probably 30 - getting...

So, I've got five hens - an easter egger, two Australorps and two buff Orpingtons. They've been routinely laying 4-5 eggs a day and seem to be healthy enough. They get out of their 6x10 run several days a week for at least a few hours and overall they've been doing well. In the past week...

Day Two with our chicks and one of the Buff Orpingtons, nicknamed PB, has been struggling with a pasty backside and seems listless much of the time. I've wiped down her backside with a warm wet paper towel and applied petroleum jelly three times now. She does wobble around a bunch - though...

Hi, So my six chicks are here and doing well - the kids think they are cool and so far the dogs have only been mildly interested - it has been a sniff fest when I show them one. One of them has had pasty butt and I cleaned it off - it was REALLY caked on there! But her backside looks...

My chicks have arrived and they are peep-peep-peeping away. They are quite ridiculous to watch - everything is 'peckable' and there seems to be nothing more fun than sprinting across the length of the box. My kids are enjoying them. Five of the six I got are identified, but one is a mystery...

Hi folks, So we picked up some Dumor Chick Starter 24% today at Tractor Supply. Does anyone know if I need to also add grit to this? My wife said the person at the store said "this is what you need". I'd like to believe them, but I'm sure plenty of folks here can set me straight on this...

Hello all, Well, I went in with 5-6 other folks on a chick order and they are supposed to show up soon - maybe this week. With that, I'm trying make sure I'm ready for them. I'm getting 5 chicks - three orpingtons and 2 australorps and I have a feeder and a plastic waterer and a brooder light...

Hi, I'm getting 5 chicks in another month or so and want to put the hens eventually out in a movable run during the Spring/Summer/Fall in one of my pastures when I rotate the horses out of the pasture. Any issues, tips about this? I'm assuming that if I don't leave the chicken tractor in one...

Hello, I've got a small farm in (increasing less rural) Virginia. I'm interested in raising a few hens for eggs, bug control and mostly for fun/educational experience for the kids. The local Tractor Supply used to sell chicks but evidently due to bird flu, you have to special order them now...