We live in Scottsdale (sweetwater ranch area) - have - had 6 hens in a great little hen house in back yard - today - came home at noon - and all are gone!!!! Something broke down part of the chicken wire fencing and took all of them out. Just feather
Read more…If you can't afford organic feed what is the next best thing?What should I look for to avoid in common feed store food?I just have four chicks right now and have been feeding them organic but may have to change to more affordable feed.When they are o
Read more…My husband and I are building our chicken coop this weekend and I had a question about the hen house. We are thinking about putting in a removable tray of some sort so that we can just slide it out and clean off the poop. We were also wondering if we
Read more…Hello Everyone!It's me again - the future mom to 4 Delaware chicks. Well, we've decided to convert a large dog crate into their brooder. So that issue is solved, but now we are debating what we should do for their coop.We had initially planned to bui
Read more…These are also know as Easter Egg chickens. This rooster is 8 months old. $15 obo.
Read more…Our bunny lives with our hens in their coop. She stopped eating her pellets and now dines along side the hens at feeding time on their crumble. She follows them everywhere they go and seems to think she is a chicken. Is it ok for her to eat their foo
Read more…I'm drawing up my plans (and developing my materials list) for my chicken coop--can't tell you how exciting this is--and I had a quick question for all of you experienced chicken owners.I'm planning to put two roost poles in about a foot apart from e
Read more…Lots of pics of different chicken tractors - very good!Sue, congrats on the chicks! They are such fun!http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/tractors.html
Read more…Dear All-My friend offered to lend me her goats to chow down on my weeds, but she said some weeds can kill goats. I CERTAINLY DON"T want to kill her goats, so does anyone know of a resource to tell me which weeds are poisonous?I have the clover with
Read more…I got three baby chicks from the Stock Shop on Sunday....an Auracauna, a Production Red and a Barred Rock! They are currently residing in the bathroom, awaiting warmer weather and their coop!
Read more…i have 6 chicks 8 weeks old i will sell 3 of them for 25.00 if anyone would like them, you can call 602 320 5030
Read more…Y'all have probably already looked at BackyardChickens, but there is so much information there! Found this great chart last night Chicken Treats. The broccoli was a no go, but yogurt was a hit with three out of my four hens. The fourth lady stalked a
Read more…Hello all,I would like to ask your input on helping me figure out how to design my backyard for chickens. I've attached a few pictures and as you can see I have a long 'side' yard on the east side of the house where I've put a raised bed for vegetabl
Read more…We took Myron's class a few weeks ago and are just about ready to start with 3 or 4 chicks. I know he went into heating the chicks and I have seen the picture in the class notes but I don't remember the details.Do most use a regular bulb (if so what
Read more…This is a first! Either all four girls laid an egg today (I hope!) or someone laid two. Maybe in response to their cricket feast? See description at http://azhomegrownsolutions.ning.com/profiles/blogs/chickens-chasing-crickets
Read more…Hello, we recently added 4 hens to our backyard we received from a farm. We have a small chicken type barn that they sleep in and also use for the nesting area to lay eggs. At night we close those doors as well as the fence that closes it off from th
Read more…From Craigslist - very interesting! Any one know if the numbers sound possible? LisRabbitry For SaleReply to: sale-997745269@craigslist.orgDate: 2009-01-18, 11:43AMI am moving in a different direction in my life and have decided to sell my Rabbitry.
Read more…Hello everyone, I sent the rooster back to Pratt's so I am now looking for 1 or 2 more laying hens. If you have any ideas on where I could get 2 more that are in their 1st year of laying that would be great. I would love to get more Ameracaunas, but
Read more…We bought some Horizon Organic Whipping cream. It is nowhere near it's expiration date yet but it came out of the carton unusually thick. Now it is too thick to pour & has clumps. Is this the begining of cheese? If so, how can I assist the process?Th
Read more…Just thought I'd post for anyone with small children:Yesterday my 5yr old son was sitting on the ground looking at our hens, and one of them walked up to him and pecked him right in the eye! He's ok but it scared him and hurt.I'm pretty certain she p
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