I just posted this in a reply to Pratt's organic feed, but thought I post it here too so others can see this info!Scottsdale Livestock Supply had organic feed at $23.00 for a 50lb bag. I was just there this past weekend and picked up a bag of organic
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 at Pratt's yesterday and they now carry organic feed, however, it's $29 or $30 per 50lbs. It is now being offered for an introductory discounted rate of $27 or $28 per bag. I don't know if Aden's prices have gone up, but if they are at $22.50,
Read more…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…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…We finally decided to do something about the food we eat and this year raised our own Chickens, Ducks and Turkeys. Processing your own birds is so much easier with a mechanical plucker. Our Plucker was built with all brand new parts and operates in a
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…Has anyone read and liked "Keep Chickens! Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Places", by Barbara Kilarski? In lieu of actually attending a class at the market, I wanted to get a kind of beginners guide to chicken keeping and thi
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…Hello thereI am really wanting to keep a couple of chickens but am completely new to it all. We have a decent sized backyard with plenty of shade. The issue is I have four dogs, two of whom are pretty dopey, but two that are younger and quite bouncy.
Read more…Have any of you ever raised baby chicks in the summertime? We had wanted to add to our layer flock, but I figured that to do so in the heat would be very difficult, and hard on the chicks. I'm hoping I'm wrong...have any of you done it, and if so, ho
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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