Swinging cage with wire bottom. Need the airflow under their skirts constantly.
Or you could make a nice new nest in a place far away from their coop and move her to take care of chicks. That's a surefire way to break some of mine. They get so upset at being moved.
Half of Leven's right spur. He was catching on himself too much with those spiral things. Right was was about 6 inches long on him. I took 3 inches off
Oh yes, trying something to see if you can do it is always great. Means you get to know how it works.
I've seen several people who are getting a dozen or more eggs a day with their relatively young large flocks put up many gallons of limed eggs. I just don't understand that. They'll have fresh...
It's pickling lime. Used to make cucumbers stay crunchy when you pickle. I've never bothered with it when pickling. It's not really problem additive for food. Some of the stuff they put in commercial bread can be. I personally have gastric issues with a lot of the dough conditioners and...