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Hello all - I'm wanting to hear from those of you who have personal experience feeding chickens alfalfa. It seems like it would be a cost effective way to get them a protein source and one that would entertain them for a long time. I am hoping to try it with my chickens and I'm thinking a...

I typically put my chicks out with the adults between 8 to 10 weeks and honestly, I just put them in there and see how it goes. No introduction through fences. I understand others may disagree with this and I DO monitor. I make sure it is on my weekend so I can be around. There is usually a...

I understand there is a lot disagreement about this topic so please keep it friendly. I'm not looking for advice on the best way to mix my own feed or anything like that. I've done a lot of research and am taking it slow and careful. I mostly am interested in feedback on noticable effects from...

I've never had this breed before so I don't know much about them but according to Dr. Google, they typically lay around 6 months old. Well the gal I bought her from back in September said she had just reached 6 months. So now she'd be roughly 9 months and still no eggs. I know we are in middle...

Ohhh please tell me about your process for this! I've sprouted some hard red wheat for them and they devoured it in minutes. I can't image feeding it to them as primary source of their diet simply due to the effort put in. How do you do this? Is it more cost effective? And what is it you are...

Hello - i've got a few questions for those that hand mix your own feed. 1. Did you see a difference in egg production or chicken health when you switched to mixing your own feed? 2. Do you think it is absolutely necessary to have a nutri-balancer added if they are already getting quality...

Good afternoon - My goal in 2024 is to get started on breeding and selling some chicks/hatching eggs. I understand that geographics play a part in pricing (I live in a very rural area and chicks sell out at the local feed store in a matter of hours) but I am hoping you all can give me some...

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If I have a cream legbar roo and a female olive egger, what egg color will they produce? Or a cream legbar with welsummer?

Anyone have pictures of their winterized coop? My gals coop has the ability to be fully enclosed (no windows, holes, etc) if I close the door but it is only made out of thin OSB wood siding. I put extra bedding in it and in 3 years I've never lost a chicken due to the cold, but they LOOK cold...

All breeds I've had have laid 5 a week right off the bat. The size seems to take some time to get bigger. I've waited several months for their cute little eggs to come up to size.

I live in very northern Washington state, almost to Canada. The temps here in winter get to be at LEAST 10 degrees F, but often -20F. Will this kill off my red mite issue? A little back story. I've had chickens for 3 years now (was a total newbie). Always been in the same coop. I keep the coop...

isn't the point to block out all air?

I am wondering if anyone has specifically preserved eggs by submerging them completely in olive oil? I know the mineral oil trick of rubbing them down with mineral oil but I don't want to use mineral oil for my own personal reasons, and I would rather use food grade oil any way. It seems to me...

This is my first time having pullets that have started laying in September. I'm curious if they usually lay through winter since they just started? I live in very northern US (almost to Canada) where it gets really cold at night in winter (-20 F) . My last set of chicks I GOT in September as...