Grass Valley Animal Place is just up the road from us and I have a friend who works there. She is the one that calls and convinces the egg producers to give Animal Place their spent hens instead of sending them off to become pet food.
I have heard of using wood ash, but have never tried it. DE is so white and clean and ash sounds so dirtyThank you so much!! I'll pick some up asap! I read somewhere that you can also use wood ash in the same manner as DE. My neighbor uses a wood stove, so I'll see if I can have some of his leftover ashes until I can buy some DE and Ivomec. I personally want DE so that I can use it too, lol. I saw an article talking about how many Americans are infected with worms and parasites and don't even know it!Plus people report many other benefits after using it, like healthier skin & hair and lower cholesterol & blood pressure!
Your little chicks are so adorable!! All of my girls were at least a month or older when I got them, so I never had the joy of cuddling little fuzzy chicks, lol! If one of my girls go broody in the spring, I'm tempted to "lease" a rooster, lol!
LOL, actually, the website I saw the wood ash thing on, her chickens look pretty rough after she rubbed them with ash! I kind of felt sorry for the poor birds.I have heard of using wood ash, but have never tried it. DE is so white and clean and ash sounds so dirty
There are always hatching eggs available to slip under a broody
Well, I will have the true wheaten/blue wheaten Ameraucana and Golden Cuckoo Marans eggs available come springLOL, actually, the website I saw the wood ash thing on, her chickens look pretty rough after she rubbed them with ash! I kind of felt sorry for the poor birds.
And you're totally right about purchasing eggs. I looked up if there was a rooster stud service and there so were so many stories of roosters killing off whole flocks, even after they were put in 30 days quarantine! I've changed my mind on that idea!!
So, hopefully is someone goes broody, I'll buy some true ameraucana eggs, and maybe some marans. They both would look so pretty next to my green, white and light brown eggs! Or maybe an interesting breed, like the La Fleche
Well, I will have the true wheaten/blue wheaten Ameraucana and Golden Cuckoo Marans eggs available come springThey are my two favorite breeds and their chocolate and blue colored eggs look so pretty in the egg cartons together
I hope to make it to the Stockton show in January, but another option is meeting me if you are heading down I-80. I frequently meet people at the park and ride in Auburn with hatching eggs and chicks
