Recent content by bullydog

true, to each his/her own. For sheep, Icelandic are very good for wool. The wool will grow long enough to touch the ground. For meat, Old English sheep are great for meat. they can grow 200-300 pounds. We have some lambs ready for sale now and a ram going to the auction soon. Its all about...

My coop is now 6'x6'x6'. Thats 216sq ft. How much should my birds have if I have 6 birds? They are RIR mixed with Leghorns.

I want that doe... 300 miles..darn. I remember we had a couple come a pick a ram up from Buffalo and were in NJ

my boss use to show them and then breed them. But she stopped and there just pets now. They live as long as a regular horse if kept well.

Thats simple for milking Goats. Sheep are more work with there wool. Its getting expensive to get a person to do the whole flock. Goats are better for the family, sheep are most likely to get near to a person if theres grain. Even then they like to be left alone, well with the flock. Sheering a...

I'm leaning on the plastic roof at lowes. no cutting makes it simple and theres a gap for vents that I'll put up.

I've work with concrete/stone floors with sheep and horses. The chickens seem fine hoping through. But if it is a high traffic area then put done some horse matting. It makes for easier clean up and another layer before the pine shavings go on. I get it from tractor supply.

I'm in the process of building a walk in coop. I have the walls, buts the best roof. I'm thinking on putting a slant roof with plastic or metal roofing for a quick job.

Quote: funny but ya get use to it.

Hi, An update on Gertie my hen. She still will not stand up her feet are fine she grips on to my fingers. She eats and drinks and clucks even watches TV. I am at a loss here. I don't know what is going on I have read about diseases on chickens and her symptoms don't match up. I think I will...

Hi, I have a buff brahma bantam that last week layed two eggs and could not stand up after. I brought her in and she got better and could stand after three days and seemed normal. After the fourth day which was this past Sunday she layed one egg, and down she went again. I have been unable to...

Nothing...anyway I am going to bring her to the avain vet later.

Its more like she does not want to get up at all, or move. I go up to her and she does not squirm, ruffle up, or fight. I put her in for the night with a box, shavings, and food. She still has not moved at all or stood up at all, although she has eaten and water.

Dark and rainy day with state test to occupy my morning with my chickens at home. Finally, at home and with a wet sweatshirt on and my hen is laying in the mud. The rain has made my run a mud hole(duh) but theres already an egg in the box. I pick her up and she does not want to walk or get up at...

build it! put some good time in knowing that u build what your chickens live in! good experence for woodworking and carpentery too but I dont know if you have the tools. hmm, if you have a circular saw for tools that only major one I used with hammers or a drill, which ever u like to put it...