Just wondering if any of you plant winter rye grass for the chicks?? I wonder if they would eat the seed or let it grow and eat later?
My girls got some corn cob tonight for the first time, they were scared of it at first, funny watching them. They are a HOOT.
MY 6 little 9 weeks old hens that have been in the coop for 2 wks now have finally figured out sleeping on the roost is the way to go.
The last few nights they have been doing just that, so now I can remove their cozy worn out cardboard box. HIP HIP Hoorah....
Now I have to teach them to come...
When you say House Chick, house hen are you saying the hen stays in the house??? Are they potty trained? What do they do all day if not scratching around the yard? Very curious......................
Is there a hatchery or feed store specializing in poultry in Gainesville or Archer? and what...
Does anyone in Fl have problems keeping ants at bay.? I have them all over and cant seem to get a gripe. Maybe I just have tooo much growing in the yard. I even have them on my 4 oclocks now and crape myrtle. They are making me crazy:rolleyes:
What do yall do at swap meet and how many folks show up? Swapping chicks and other farm stuff or what??
Never been to Bent Creek, where is it and how are the prices there?
Hey flgardengirl, small world sometimes. I have been in Tanglewood for 30 yrs. There are several families that have chickens here I am finding out....
Yall with pesty problems like me, I found this pesticide at Walmart call ECOSMART, granules that is safe around children and pets. The...
I just read an article in Backyard Poultry about guineas and now wonder if they would be good for our very buggy Florida yards...they eat many bugs but do not scratch up the yard like chickens do. Who has guineas and love them?
To all you Florida chicken folks, I am wondering if you have a problem with fireants getting into the coop and/or bedding. I do and can not seem to keep them in control in my yard as they get under mulch in the flower beds and everywhere. Now I am afraid the chicks might get sick with the...
To all you Florida chicken folks, I am wondering if you have a problem with fireants getting into the coop and/or bedding. I do and can not seem to keep them in control in my yard as they get under mulch in the flower beds and everywhere. Now I am afraid the chicks might get sick with the...
Hello. I am new at raising chicks and have 6 little 2wk old cuties that I mail ordered.
I live in Orange Park, NE Florida right near Middleburg which I see we have a lot of owners there.
This is fun.