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I know this is an old post but it addresses my question very well. I have 9 hens production red and black Australorp all around 10 M old. Free range and no eggs. To determine if they are laying I followed all suggestions. I.e. 14 hrs of light, better food including laying crumble oyster shell...

I am about to plant both butterfly bush and Hops Vine in the back yard. I wasnt to make ure it is ok for goats (2 pygmy and 1 boer mix) to eat both plants as they are esacpe artists and I dont want to poison them if they chomp on at some point in the future. Thanks

Should I isolate her from my other ladies? Also for those of you who have bought fertile eggs what is the usual sucess rate after being mailed?

I have no roosters. I have an ocassoinally broody RIR. If I order fertile eggs right away by mail next time she is broody will I be able to hatch the eggs? I have crummy luck with the incubaotr and would love to see a hen momma some chicks around the yard. Also is there any way to induce broodiness?

I did call but they were rude to me. They said in a few weeks and they don't know what they get. "Just come in. I don't know!" Well snotty lady maybe I will shop elsewhere.

I only need 6 or so this year so I don't want to place a mail order. Does anyone know when Orschelns gets chicks in? I am specifically looking for Giant Cochins (TSC doesn' t get that breed) and I got 2 at Orschelns last year. I really love the Giant Cochins demeanor.

Thanks for all the wisdom. I am just looking for a way to use all this grain. It might not be a ton but it is at least 600 pounds of wheat. I guess I will just watch my girls and suppliment some. I just hated to buy layer pellets at $8 a bag when I have all this free.

Also since they free range I have found it impossible to collect eggs. They hide them all over the yard & I find them weeks later. So egg production is not a big concern.

Sorry BULK Wheat. Kernel Wheat right out of the field.

I just got a ton of bulf wheat from a friends farm. My hens are free range and if I give them free access to this wheat too do I have to give them anything else? They currently eat some commercial feed but mainly house scraps and bugs. Thanks

Thanks so much for the advice. We had already come up with a similar plan (plywood cut out with Jigsaw) but I hadn't thought of the carpet to protect my windowsills or the strips on the ramps. Now if we can just get him to use it after we get all this work done. I figure lots of hotdogs should...

will doves drink out of a rabbit bottle? I ask because I have several chickens who drink the rabbits' water instead of their own.

I had 3 giant chinchilla rabbits with about 14 hens. Just make sure the rabbits don't eat kerel corn if you feed any to your hens. The rabbits love it but it can cause impactions and even death. Good Luck

Very cool stuff!

Lot of great info here. I just want to say make sure your fence is very sturdy. My boy (wether) pygmy has broken our 6 ft privacy fence in over 10 places. He just keeps pushing & pushing until he breaks the boards. The pen they live in is 1x2 weld wire and so far I have only had to repair it a...