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Game chicken feed or feed produced at local mills normally has animal byproducts and fat here, so you might check. Locally milled feed is also considerably cheaper than name brand feeds. Ours will even custom mill small batches (300 lbs. or so) to your specifications for protein, calcium...

Kcarp03, Fermented feed is great and very easy. If you are raising chicks or ducks, they LOVE it. Simple method is put some feed in a bucket, make it soupy and add any apple cider vinegar that has the "mother" in it. Heinz has it and the original is Braggs apple cider. You stir it daily for...

I started out feeding an all-flock feed that was higher protein and gave them oyster shell on the side. I then went to a custom mix of whole grains mixed with all-flock, catfish feed, and alfalfa pellets. (Oyster shell and grit on the side again.) They also had free range time and if they...

Will do. Good luck! I know everyone always wants to put their hands in and feel the birds. EE!! We haven't heard much of anything on avian flu, but it doesn't run during the heat. It is a cool weather if I remember correctly.

I'm technically not supposed to be around any form of poultry. I need to find out exactly how strictly they mean that to be enforced. I'm not sure how you would enforce it because if I go to the Coop to pick up dog food, seeds, etc. I'm being exposed to possible sources of contagion. How...

I haven't noticed that. My difference has always been light egg layers versus dual purpose versus meat bird breeds. My light egg layers (such as the blue egg layers from UofA were very young. My heritage dual purpose were always the latest. My absolute oldest birds were actually my OEGB's...

If you want protective hens & roosters that will go broody and raise theirs or anyone else's broods try Sumatras. They are very popular in AR because Dr. Bramwell at the UofA Fayetteville breeds them. You should be able to pick up a pair or trio fairly easily. They aren't the world's best...

Ditto! Enjoy every minute of this.

I am so sorry for your traumatic experience. That is when I would get rid of a roo. Again sorry for your issue, but that would be my solution. I have only had one roo that would attack chicks. He came to an abrupt end. I believe genetics have a lot to do with character faults in animals...

Thank you, Puddin!

If they are allowed to come out at will, there is no need to have feeders and waterers in the coop. Chickens don't eat or drink at night in the dark, and, unless broody or hiding from aggressive flock mates, they will come out to eat or spend most of their time outside anyway. I never liked to...

Still featherless unfortunately! Weather like this I really miss sitting outside and watching them run crazy. I did appreciate not having to get up before work and thaw waterers.

LOL I hadn't thought about the showgirl, I was just thinking crazy Polish with naked neck and this adding silky feathering/shape on top. Ewww!!!! I'm one of those that just doesn't like naked necks. The completely featherless creatures that Dr. Bramwell have disturbed me for weeks after one...

LOL Great Post. All he would have to do is add some silkie and really make sure they look alien because I think full-blooded silkies (as adults) look like creatures from a Sci-Fi movie. Hello, everyone! Long time off here. Good to talk to everyone again.

Here are the pictures of the assorted purebred Marans for sale near Fort Smith. They are 13 weeks old. He has two pair cuckoo, a few black and black copper, one white and the rest are black tailed buff from Ladycat's eggs.

I can imagine. Mine don't have birds in them and are like soup right now. Hopefully this week without rain will help everyone.

Hi, guys. I'm just checking in as a favor for a neighbor and see how everyone is doing out there is the swamp that is the state of Arkansas. I hatched a bunch of marans from a variety pack here on BYC just before I was told I had to get rid of all my birds. I gave them to my neighbor. He...

DH wants pygmy goats. I'm not so sure.

I am allowed no contact at all. Can't even go to fair.

A lot of times the broodies will either "throw out" the bad eggs or each the shells from hatched chicks.