My duck went broody about a week and a half ago. She's laying on a clutch of about 10 eggs. I thought great because its so hot out it might be easier for the eggs to stay at the right temperature. She's a khaki campbell, a breed not known as a good s
Read more…Does anyone have experiernce with getting thier neighbor's permission for their coop? The law within the city limits is we have to have written permission from immediate property owners. Has this been a problem for anyone and any ideas on how to word
Read more…Hi all. We are planning on getting chickens soon and I was wondering what people do when they go on vacation. I usually have my cousin watch the cat and house. I am not sure if he would be up to taking care of the livestock. Do you have a chicken wat
Read more…I just started my flock with two Americaunas and two Production Reds from Pratts. They were all about two weeks old when I got them. This is so gross, but the Reds like to try and eat the other birds. Now, in a short time, all the birds are bleeding
Read more…Hi, I am interested in adding a couple of chickens to my backyard oasis to get fresh eggs. I was wondering, though, about wall height. I was thinking just about building a little coop for the chickens to roost in, but letting them roam the yard. My w
Read more…I will be receiving my new incubator from the UPS person soon. I plan to hatch a few quail for a neighbor, and then in the fall I will hatch some Khaki Campbell ducks, after that, a few rare breed chickens. Let me know if you're interested in any of
Read more…In case you missed this discussion on the general Forum site, I have added this discussion here.Would you like to provide your poultry with organic feed? If your experience is like mine, you can’t find a feed store in Phoenix that carries such produc
Read more…I am so excited.Here's the story!My mother was visiting from out of town with her (very annoying) dogs. Who chased my girls all over the yard. Then on my mom's last day here, my barred rock went missing. We were so devastated. We checked all over the
Read more…I have four chickens. Two are about 4 1/2 months old and two are about 3 1/2 months old. I am still using starter feed because I haven't made it through an entire bag yet. When do I change food for better egg production? What else do I need to do to
Read more…Apologies if this is a silly question but anyway.......I have been reading a lot about chickens, and plan to start in the fall. (YAY!) However, I have read in a couple of books that because chicken feed attracts rats that rat poison is needed? I am s
Read more…I am so excited! I want to get 2-3 chickens and would like some advice on which ones you all might recommend; I want fresh eggs in the morning :) I have signed up for Myron's next Raising Chickens in Your Backyard class but thought I'd get some ideas
Read more…I was hoping to breed some chickens next spring and was wondering if I could borrow a rooster from someone. I know Myron borrowed Don's(?) for a weekend, I was hoping to have one for a week to ensure some fertile eggs next spring. I would just buy on
Read more…Has anyone here done this, or started to do this? I have a little plot of chicken forage that I got from groworganic.com, but I was wondering if I could or should do more. I'd sure like to save on food costs for organic feed. It seems like it could b
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