Help our wonderful delightful hens or possibly our compost barrels are attracting tons of flies , we have two traps up that catch the flies in bags but there are still loads of flies! Ideas?
Read more…I've been using wood chips for my hen house and am wondering what some of you more experienced hen lovers use. I've been told that my wood chips are bio degradable and that the used chips are OK for my compost heap.I'd love to hear some thoughts.PS..
Read more…I read Dons post where he had a talk with one of his hens about laying her first egg. So I decided to try the same. Most mornings and all of the evenings I will have a brief chat with my girls (6 of them) wishing them a good day or good night as it m
Read more…Here's her Craigslist ad. Ipurchased three Rhode Island Reds from her several months ago, and they're healthy as horses. The proprietor, Vanessa, is extremely knowledgeable about chickens. I enjoyed my conversation with her when I bought the RIRs.htt
Read more…Hello Everyone!We are about to get our 4 Delaware chicks next week. They'll be just days old (just the thought that they are still in their eggs, ready to hatch within a few days is thrilling!).We have been reading so many books, my husband attended
Read more…We have four eight week old chicks. For the last couple of weeks we have been letting them outside all day and then bringing them in at night.We just finished there tractor type coop and was going to have them sleep outside tonight. After dark they w
Read more…Hi everyone!My husband and I will be building our coop next weekend and after that is complete I will be ready to start looking for my chicks. I have decided that I want 3: a rhode island red, an easter egger (americana) and a cuckoo maran. I underst
Read more…My husband finally got around to building a coop with some nice nest boxes, he started Friday, hung the nest boxes up and my Americauna hen 'Paninni' hopped up there and laid her very first egg on Saturday! It was kind of small but still perfect. I g
Read more…It looks like we situated our chicken coop near a hill of ants.Does anyone know if the ants are going to hurt the pullets during the night?THe pullets are 6 and 7 weeks old.Thank you for any help.
Read more…We are proud to announce we have finally entered the world of the backyard chicken farmer! Today we bring home 6 pullets to a very crazy looking, but loving coop. Trying to get the kids involved in projects doesn't always yield the best aesthetic.
Read more…I have my week old chicks and I have a few questions. When can I start offering them my food scraps? I am guessing when they are a bit bigger? Also, I have heard that they can go outside to their coop when they have all of their feathers. 6 to 8 week
Read more…This morning on the way to an appt, I turn the corner from my house and saw 3 big barred rock hens in someone's front yard. I noticed the gate ajar so got out and rang the bell to let them know their girls were out. No answer, so I herded the ladies
Read more…We have 4 chicks that are about a month old and are in the process of building a portible coop. I have been reading and it seems like chopped straw is what they recommend for bedding is this correct? I haven't asked at the Mesa feed barn yet but they
Read more…Sorry ANOTHER question.We are building a tractor / ark type coop and since it is A frame it is pretty narrow at the top. How much space does there need to be between the side and the roost so that the chickens can get up on it? If we need to put it t
Read more…Hi,I am looking for a supplier that can supply me with organic chicken feed. I live in Central Florida and we have started raising our own chickens, and now we sell the over flow of them. I would like to offer my customers that purchase our chickens
Read more…My chickens are two months old and I'm wondering how to tell if any are Roosters...........my Red has a larger looking comb developing on his head than the Barred Rock and Aracauna. When should I be able to tell?
Read more…Hello fellow chicken/livestock lovers. I am so excited to find this group & love the permie website.I have to say that its the best social community I have ever found on the web...I feel like I found a great place to meet like minded people. I live i
Read more…When I last had Chickens 9 years ago the feed always hormones in it.I would like to avoid it this time around .Does feed still have hormones or has feed become more natural ?
Read more…It's getting warmer and I was wondering if any of you had any interesting methods of keeping your hens cool in the summer. I thought of a mister but not sure if it would make their bedding too moist and mushy. Are they ok with just shade? Any thought
Read more…We are building our coop and originallyy thought nesting boxes should be 12 x 12 x 12 but now it seems as though I am reading some people use 14 x 14 x 14.Which size do most people use?
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