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Now that the compost is coming along, I built a compost tumbler/sieve/trommel out of two bike rims, some casters, hardware cloth, and plenty of zip ties. It sifts right into the wheelbarrow Check out the video here: Scott

So I'm shutting down my mealworms operation but will be left with lots of bran. Is this something I can feed my chickens with? That is without baking them into muffins ;)

Is this a regular molt? Her backside and neck have been bare for what seems like months. And And Other photos I've seen of molting have some re growth, but she's been totally skin for so long.

Here's my extra simple fodder system, for those of you who don't know fodder Is basically grass. I use a mixture of barley and oats. It makes perfect sense when this is what it looks like outside for 5+ months of the year I use four stacking trays. Here they are collapsed as they normally...

I know it's best to quarantine & segregate before combining flocks, but I'm just going to throw them in and hope for the best. Wish me luck. I have 6 existing 1yo hens (rir and ameraucana) in 45sqft coop, 100sqft run. Plenty of roosting space, 3 nest boxes. The 2 new birds are buff orpingtons...

I've done the grass growing through a frame, but just had the idea of placing a hanging basket low enough for the birds to eat, but then cannot scratch it out and kill it. Anyone tried this? Scott

Unfortunately I heard a ruckus in the coop and one of the pullets had a sticky flytrap stuck to her underside and was rightly freaking out. It is incredibly gooey and sticky, so no feathers were lost when it came off thankfully I gave her a good dusting of de to reduce further sticking, what...

Im going to buy some backyard mix 4 wk old chicks, see this ad http://princegeorge.kijiji.ca/c-pets-livestock-for-sale-Chicks-W0QQAdIdZ403465816 Any tips for sexing? Or at 4 wks is it still truly straight run?

I guess I have two questions. When can my chicks switch to the regular layer pellets, And if this is after when I want to mix them, how do I manage feeding them differently?

Here's my six unsexed chicks at 3 weeks. I know this may be too early but I am posting these pics with comments about posture, and will repost in a couple weeks when their combs start to develop more. FYI,I was told they are americana's but I am starting to wonder if they are mutts/easter...

We found this in the nesting box this morning. It looks traumatic, but no blood or anything. As I picked it up, it was spongy/rubbery. Is this intestines? Gross and worrying. No explaination in my head, so what do you think? All 4 birds seem to be moving around fine, but I think that one of...

Well after creating a very simple setup, I found a definite pupae yesterday and today I'm proud to announce that I am a 'father' of a beetle! May the indoor farming begin! Scott

What can I do to discourage my hens from sleeping in the nest boxes? The roosts are higher than the nests and I've physically moved them many times. Do I just have to keep moving them? /scott

Here's my simple DIY treat basket based on the one on the treat chart page (https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens) The metal basket slides up and out to be refilled. We are doing deep litter method so it may be just fine to have scraps...

Here's my DIY heated water system. I've heard it described before but a photo sais a 1000 words. The milk jug is swapped out with an ice cream bucket and although I've heard it suggested to fill the heated bowl with sand, this kept the water from freezing and we experienced below zero...

I'm curious what the return on investment cost is for various coops is. Use this formula Coop Cost / (dozenEggsPerWeek* price) = number of weeks to break even So my coop cost me about $200 to build. I'm getting three eggs a day so thats 21 eggs a week which is 1.75 dozen. If my local price...

So I bought four red sex links from a barn via Craigslist. They turned out to be in kinda rowithin ape with lots a pink showing (no blood) on their butts and perhaps some frostbite on their comb and wattles too. I'll get some pics this week. He said that it was in part the reason he was...

So I've gotten some 2yo hens that were raised in a barn and I have two questions? How do I teach them to walk up the ladder to their roosts rather than sleep on the floor of the coop I built? Given that my 3x5.5 foot coop is a little smaller, what signs for "bears confinement" troubles should...

Mmmmm one of our favourite indian recipes: Nargis Koftas Part 1: Prepare Nargis Kebabs: 6 medium eggs (hard boiled and shelled) 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (or pork) 1 medium onion finely chopped 1 tsp ginger grated 1 tbs chilli pepper finely chopped 1/2 tsp cayenne 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 1/2...

Do Ameraucanas have the right genes to feather sex in the first few days?http://www.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Feather_sexing_practice.html http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld006.htm