The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Eggcessive]

Best way to cull a chick?

We are new at this, and I really don't want to do it, but it looks like our little chick isn't going to get any better. Once I find a friend for the one I have left, or find a home for it, we will be culling.

Thanks.

There is a simple quick method for baby chicks besides the other methods listed here. Take a coffee can, use equal parts white vinegar and baking soda, say a cup of each. Place the chick inside with the lid on. Death occurs very quickly in 1-2 minutes by inhaling carbon dioxide as the chick just goes to sleep. Sorry about your little chick.

 

[camilleathome]

Camille,

I have a friend really close to my house that sells organic hay. I'm not sure his price, as he give us a discount ($2 a bale), but I can ask for you. The stuff is beautiful.

If you could ask him for me that would be great. We would need 150-300 bales(If their the small square ones). depending if were getting one horse or two XD

 

[aoxa]

If you could ask him for me that would be great. We would need 150-300 bales(If their the small square ones). depending if were getting one horse or two XD

He has the big round ones too. I'll get Susan to ask him.

 

[Bulldogma]

The next "thing" I'm doing will be on the variety of combs, so I've been working to "rework" some of the black & white (copyrighted) images that Mumsy and aoxa posted on the thread a few weeks ago. I can't use an original copyrighted image without permission... but I can change them enough so that they are more my own work and then use them - LOL. Here's just one of them... what do you think??



I may be having a little too much fun with the art side of things as I'm sure the post would have been up already if I wasn't playing so much - LOL!

 

[LittleJJs]

Hello I was wondering how do you clean out a chicken coop like what time,how often, we have a 5-6 sq. ft. Coop To have 6 hens?

 

[aoxa]

The next "thing" I'm doing will be on the variety of combs, so I've been working to "rework" some of the black & white (copyrighted) images that Mumsy and aoxa posted on the thread a few weeks ago. I can't use an original copyrighted image without permission... but I can change them enough so that they are more my own work and then use them - LOL. Here's just one of them... what do you think??



I may be having a little too much fun with the art side of things as I'm sure the post would have been up already if I wasn't playing so much - LOL!

You made it WAY better BDM.. That is stunning!!

Great job! You are very talented.

 

[camilleathome]

He has the big round ones too. I'll get Susan to ask him.

that would be great

 

[aoxa]

Hello I was wondering how do you clean out a chicken coop like what time,how often, we have a 5-6 sq. ft. Coop To have 6 hens?

You have chicks correct? What are you brooding them in right now, as I see from another post you got them last night.

If they have adequate room, you won't need to change the bedding often at all. Once a week is sufficient if you are giving them enough space, and don't want to consider deep litter - which in short is composting litter with fresh litter on top, and they keep it mixed up and you just keep adding fresh on top of the compost.

5-6 square feet per bird, or total?

 

[LittleJJs]

We have 9 week old hens

 

[LittleJJs]

No not per chicken just for all of them