Search results for query: *

Probably so. The poop assimilation is somewhat governed by the feed rate. The bantams get nothing close to one-quarter lb/bird/day. Maybe half that. As noted above, a genuine test would be a dozen full size eggers in the 64 square feet of ground space or 184 square feet of walking surface...

There are still OEGB in there, but only a half-dozen of them. The rooster pictured above was replaced by two smaller and younger roosters and three more hens added. In the six months since construction I have added more tropical almond leaves twice and they could use some more again now. The...

Calling them an almond was a crule joke. They have a small edible nut meat inside. It has a very mild taste. The only way I've ever found to pick them is to select the nut at just the right stage and trim off the husk with a good pair of hand pruning shears. If you are eating them you'll get...

The tree canopy and surrounding vegetation breaks much of the sideways rain. There will always be a dry place to sit. But, when the winter rains return we'll probably decide that extending the roof line is a must. When we last had easter eggers (rocks and ameraucana -type) their roosting bar...

I don’t know whether to call this “chicken gymnasium” or “vertical chicken farming”. I’m sort of interested in chicken physical fitness and vertical hydroponic culture right now. Anyway, it’s a chicken coop about. Twenty-two pieces of 2x4x8 lumber were ripped into 66 pieces 1.1 inch x1.5 Inch x...