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I use a local soy free feed for my birds. Well this year there has been a $10 a bag price jump on the 21% chick feed. I will be doing a run of 50 in the fall. I have access to free goat cheese whey, I want to order the 18% feed and soak it in whey to up the protein and save $$. Anyone done this?

I dillydallied on if I was doing a run of Meatbirds this year, and now my preferred hatchery is out of stock. Any recs on a hatchery with cheapish prices on 50 CX for a fall run?

Can we keep the obvious Ai pictures at least off the main page? I know it will be hard to police overall, but there are So many great real pictures of actual chicks and chickens to choose from.

I was worried last night when I was missing a duck at bed time. Luckily she showed back up for dinner and I was able to follow her back to her hidey hole. I will try to get under there for an egg count tomorrow. But I'm not sure if I should even try to move her or not. The sled is behind a...

We just shot a Rabid raccoon in the front yard. . . Shot another on Friday.. It's the time of year critters are waking up hungry and sick. So pay attention, be vigilant, and stay safe.

I have found myself in the position of having to care for a ringneck dove for at least the next week if not longer, while a family member recieves profesional care. My understanding is that they "found" said bird on their porch 2 days ago. It seems to be a ?tangerine? morph dove, and is...

I am getting really tired of getting slapped in the face by a sharp clipped wing while fishing my girls out of the trees. Is there any way to not leave sharp edges on the quills? I typically use either heavy scissors or garden pruners to clip. Probably going to not bother next molt since they...

I needed to rearrange how my coop was layed out. Switched from cross to lengthwise roosting bars, and pulled the old nest boxes. They birds kept roosting In the nest boxes. :barnie So revamping how it lays out. I had planned to use milk crates with the front cut off and some form of roof to...

This was just adorable and worth sharing. A whole chicken family unit. Mom, Dad, the kids.

I have a few potential new roosters out of my NH chicks from FR. So far the largest and most "type" like candidate is almost clingy? Wants to be pet and held. Will come when called. Wants ALL the attention. They are 2 wks old. Whats everyones experience with these pet baby roos like? What do...

What can I expect here out of the chicks? I have a divider for my incubator, but that is only 4 sections. Not shown are my blue layers as they get a section to them selves. Would any of these mixes make something distinctive? The Roo. Pretty Boy a CCL x blue layer The girls No idea what to...

Permethrins worked ok last year. Added sulfur dust and had no more issue. Probably still had a few but not infestation level. This year, saw some before the snow melted. Dusted with sulfur. Problem solved. Queue a broody in my cobbled togethor little quarentine coop. Its infested. I've sprayed...

I need to rant and vent a bit today and its better that I do it here then at work. So FYI I work custodial/maintanence for the USPS. I do the cleaning and gemeral fix it stuff for 2 offices 3hrs a day 6 days a week. My main office is in an 1907 custom made PO. Beautiful building. Has its...

I needed a better brooder system. No room indoors, plus cats. So last year I used one of my rabbit hutches. Worked ok. The nest box held a mamaheating pad well enough. But then I was shy one rabbit cage. 🙄 This year I found a good sized rabbit hutch off of craigslist for $40. A very good deal...

Im going to be deworming my flock in a few weeks. Yes I have cause to do so. Withdraw period is 14 days. Would there be an issue feeding back the eggs? Laying is starting to pick up, so for me 14 days will be 8-10 doz? Thats a lot to wasted feed. Or would it potentially increase the withdraw...

Does anyone have pictures of what a black skin roo over a light skinned hen looks like in day olds? This is supposed to be a sexable skin color correct? The fibro coloring would be males and light skin females I believe. I can read it but without pictures to back it up I have a hard time...

I'm picking up a NR 360 next week. I've been looking into work arounds for problems I figure I will have with it. We heat our house with wood so during winter our ambient humidity can be 10% or less. Knowing myself as I do I'm afraid I will miss a topping of the reservoir. I came across this...

She's cute and all but sometimes being the designated dog sitter gets tiresome. 😆

I came across this article from cackle today. https://www.cacklehatchery.com/22-autosex-breeds-of-chickens-and-geese/ It claims these breeds are auto sexing. Has anyone found this to be true? I have some Freedom Ranger New Hampshires coming next month and will do my best at trying this on them...

Wondering what type of comb this is. He is I believe a "Saphire" x Barred Rock cross. Bought from a local guy making EE's. Ignore the damage, he liked to pick fights.