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No it isn't my barn... it is just up the road a few miles in Swan Valley.. On a good day you can see the Tetons from East Idaho, I worked at Jenny Lake Lodge at the base of the Tetons during college and think they are gorgeous... hence my avatar... great old barn with the Tetons in the...

I have never seen a hen with tight pelvic bones that was actively laying.. We have always used it as a sorting tool at processing time to keep the hens that were laying in the hen house and not in the freezer..

Mine are 4 feet off the ground and are made from 2 2x4s screwed together. They don't need a ramp to get to them, Here's a picture of one.

Quote: If we are lucky, we'll start in 4 months here... LOL We've had snow on the 4th of July before.. anyone who plants anything that will freeze before Memorial day will be replanting in June 9 out of 10 years... We are hoping to build a hoop house in the next year or two to extend our...

Quote: Sorry birdguy, DE is ineffective on anything when it gets wet. The inside of a chicken is wet, so that ain`t gonna work........Pop I have not seen anything to suggest that wet DE is ineffective.. to the contrary.. I have read a lot of research, both formal studies and anecdotal...

I have never wormed a chicken in my life... That being said, a lot of people do worm in a variety of ways... If I were ever to do it, I would use Diatomaceous earth..

Quote: I am planning to use deep litter in my pens this year (if the barn ever gets finished... ) I have bagged leaves and oat hay that I will be putting in there..

Quote: Alfalfa has deep roots so whatever you put in the raised bed will give it a great start but know that the roots will extend way past your bed box.... As far as seeds go, you should be able to find some at most farm/feed stores. You could put an ad on craigslist and find a farmer with...

Quote: Alfalfa is easy to grow... you could do a couple of beds of it easily... I would suggest that you put wire over the top of your beds.. the alfalfa will grow up through the wire but the chickens won't be able to dig up your bed.. It will last all year!! Alfalfa can use a lot of water...

I've had chickens off & on for 35+ years... had just about everything else at one time or another... Now we have 10 acres and the barn is almost complete... probably have more by Spring... LOL I saw most of the advice I would have given already stated but will at the risk of repetition, add a...