The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[lalaland]

One thing we do with our coop and run, I failed to mention before, is spray it down with a lactic acid serum, which is basically a bacteria remediation agent. It increases the beneficials in the soil/bedding and helps break down or eats salmonella/ecoli and other non beneficial bacteria. Helps keep everything nice and healthy, we also spray it on the dog poop and all of our veggie and herb gardens as well.

i keep thinking I want to try this. it sounds super easy to do.

 

[NanaLynn]

the same can be said about this site. when i first got my hens, i was reading different threads and was astounded. I was upset, thinking-gosh-they are chickens, this seems way harder than i expected. then i found the older raising naturally thread and calmed down.
someone, I think mlowen, mentioned about mayonnaise. I always made mine in my food processor, but just stumbled on making it in a jar with a stick blender in minutes. this is fantastic, came out perfect and really simple. http://thehealthyfoodie.com/fail-proof-home-made-paleo-mayo-whole30-compliant/

Thank you for this link, I have been meaning to try to make my own mayo and this recipe sounds so simple!

 

[ThePRfan]

Well it would take a long time for me to get earthworks meds.
I can't risk losing my only life goal to keep alive,and I have weird binds with certain birds,so you understand.

 

[COChix]

i keep thinking I want to try this.  it sounds super easy to do.

Yes it is another part of my BF business he developed a product based on Korean Natural Farming that we use and have given to some of our farming neighbors to try on their gardens and livestock areas.

Oh and almost forgot got this book today and I am super excited to dig into it. It has a whole chapter on Poultry.

 

[Lacy Blues]

I have that book. Got it several years ago. It's good... have fun!

 

[chicalot]

I do deep litter in my open house that has a dirt floor but not in my coops with floirs. The main house just turns in to a stinky mess but I do have it over loaded. We're changing things up as redoing tonight cause my duck is trying to mate my hens. Was hoping he'd Wai til spring when we sale but nope...

so I'm on day 9 of incubation. This is a blood ring that needs tossed, yes??

 

[Lacy Blues]

yes

 

[vpatt]

I love free ranging but I really need to block off my porch! Finding eggs on the porch wouldn't be bad...but the fertilizer is not great. When I first got the chickens I never dreamed they would take over the porch!

 

[lazy gardener]

They just wanna be close to you. Leave that door on the porch open, and they'll sashay right into your kitchen, and ask what's for breakfast.

 

[ronott1]

I love free ranging but I really need to block off my porch! Finding eggs on the porch wouldn't be bad...but the fertilizer is not great. When I first got the chickens I never dreamed they would take over the porch!

They just wanna be close to you. Leave that door on the porch open, and they'll sashay right into your kitchen, and ask what's for breakfast.

One of my Pita Pinta hens walks right into the kitchen when I go out the sliding glass door. I get her out before the "fertilizer" though.