Reviews by Riptide360

Pine pellets as chicken litter - who would have guessed such a solution existed. Thank you for documenting in detail how to get and use the pellets. I really like being able to use a plastic pitch fork to grab just the poop and dispose of that without having to throw out the good pellets.

If you are able to add how you keep the chicken waterer from expanding all the pellets I'd be interested in trying it myself.

Really liked this article as it is a problem all chicken owners should know how to handle.

I would explain what a "crop" is and how a chicken processes food by allowing the first stomach (the crop) to pass food to the second stomach (the gizzard).

I would add that this can be a physical blockage that can lead to death by dehydration or starvation if left untreated.

I appreciate you sharing how to feed a sick bird.

You might append the title to "Crop feeding a sick chicken" to make it clear this isn't something you do with a healthy bird.

If you could add more details on how to restrain a bird, how to safely open its beak without injury to yourself or the bird and how far to put the syringe tube down their throat it would help. Bonus points for photos.

Love your idea turning a milk crate into a nesting box.

You might mention what tool you used to get such clean cuts on the side of your milk crate. I'm assuming an angle grinder but it would help if you specified.

For those that want to preserve their milk crate for future reuse you might mention the alternative of making the bottom the back end of the nesting box so that the natural opening would be available for the chicken to enter. You could then use a wood bar to create a lip to keep the eggs from rolling out.

Keep up your creative thinking!

What a great how to! Chickens love treats and yours is a good one.
Here are some things you should consider adding to help users following your recipe.

Define SUET and where to get, and what to use as a substitute. Many folks don't know it is the fat around the kidneys of cows and sheep. Most of us think of it as the bird suet and not the butcher byproduct. I use an airfryer to cook bacon and use the lard grease to make my bird suet as an inexpensive substitute.

An alternative to a silicone mold is to use any bowl or container and put a saran plastic wrap layer down first and then pour your mixture on top. You then use the wrap to pull it out of the container after it has cooled and set.

Nice innovation of having the cage rise with the stairs. I like your roosting room too.

What a wonderful setup! I really like your hard wired dimmer switch for the heat lamp to control the temperature. Very professional install. I built a plug-in version that I posted on Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Dimmer-for-Chick-Brooder-Lamp/ but if I build a brooder box I think your method is better.