A friend of mine was wondering where he would find someone to process meat birds if he decided to raise some. A disability prevents him from doing it himself and I only have layers so I don't know how.
Read more…I was looking at McMurrays and the Cornish Cross males are the preferred bird, they grow faster. My question is do the males crow/ make more noise than the females? And are there and challenges with raising the cornish cross with egg layers?
Read more…This looks like a good deal - cut n paste the original URL at the bottom of the post to see the picschicken coop for saleReply to: anon-865546997@craigslist.orgDate: 2008-10-03, 4:48PMMy husband made this awesome chicken coop for our back yard flock.
Read more…Has anyone had any problems with hawks with their free range chickens? My girls and I finally got brave enough to switch to free range, and they so enjoy it! I still move their coop/tractor daily and shut them in at night. My ex was over the other da
Read more…http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/27/2287792.htm"If you're wondering how guinea pig is best served, Elisabeth says, all you need is an electric griller and a little creativity. "You place the cleaned up carcass onto the griller. There's a l
Read more…does anyone know of a vet that will take the SQUAWK out of a rooster at a reasonable price ??
Read more…This morning I went out to feed my 8 white doves, and I found them all on the floor of the aviary doing yoga! They had lined up in the sun, and started doing postures. 'Downward dove, the Warrior, Mountain Pose", and one where they tip onto one side
Read more…I found this ad on craigslist. Should I be paranoid about bying these? I called and they said they were about 12 months old. I just don't want to get chickens that are full grown and almost done laying or something. Should I just stick with getting s
Read more…Does a chicken coop have to have a bottom or can it sit on the ground (mulchy soil)?
Read more…I have three month old Australorps from Pratts. One has not grown well and appears to have a "bubble" behing her neck that sometimes fills with food. She must have some kind of congenative deformation or something? What do I do with her? Will she out
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 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…I bought a used coop that is on stilts and is about 3ft wide by 2 1/2 ft deep by 4 ft high. The woman I bought it from has over 100 chickens, and this used to be her dove roost -- she says she's getting to old to have all those animals so she sold it
Read more…Here is the site we are thinking would work best for a chicken enclosure/coop. We have irrigation so it would have to be built up with railroad ties and earth. We plan to make it about 4' x 12', still discussing the size because we have dogs, cats, a
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…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…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…DH and I went to Pratt's after Myron's class yesterday and spent about an hour browsing the animals for sale. All of the chickens they have, other than the chicks, were pecked on, heat stressed, missing feathers, etc. I am now wondering if this is a
Read more…My DH & I went to the Keeping Chickens class this morning and it was really informative - thanks to Myron and Rachael! The class really helped us decide chickens were right for us and gave us some good info...anyone have a favorite book on building c
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