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In another thread I saw requests for a popular brooder built by DaddysChickens. She has pictures on that thread, "BROODER THREAD" page 145, posts number 1442 and 1445. I think it's a great (but simple) design where you can easily divide it for multiple broods, isolate a sick chick, or use the...

.... or if you know it died of a natural cause?

Let's write a poem together. Add two lines of poetry that continue the story. Only the last word must rhyme with the previous post's last line. If the story is fizzling, end it and start a new subject. Here's an example: A rooster saw The morning sun (next post) and making noise seemed lots...

I know from nosing around here that lots of folks put ACV in drinking water for chicks and chickens. Does it prevent pasty butt?

I got this idea from reading the other rhyming game. In that other game the idea is to type in a word that rhymes with the last word posted ... then type in a new word for the next person to rhyme. This thread needs a bit more thinking (I don't know if I'm up to it.) Let's start the...

Arthur B. Frost was an artist who illustrated for Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and J. C. Harris (Uncle Remus). Even though he never appeared in newspaper comic strips, he was a pioneer in cartooning. Here are the last four panels of a short story he wrote and illustrated .... about a hapless dog...

I'm a newbie in a city in NE Minnesota and can have only 5 hens. My needs are dual purpose, good layers, not broody, cold hardy, and friendly with folks and other breeds. Best fits in my order of preference is RIR, Barred Rock, Ameraucanas or EEs (mostly for the blue eggs), and orpingtons. My...

To relieve my own boredom right now, being stuck inside during a cold snap, I'm designing a novelty for the run. It's a branch about a foot from the ground that swings on an axle like a teeter-totter. I'm working on making the weighted end injury proof. But let's go to the other end for...

I've seen a few references to finely ground corn as scratch. Wouldn't that disappear into whatever type of bedding you have on the coop floor? Or if it's thrown on a bare dirt run isn't it too fine for a chicken to pick up one tiny grain at a time? I picture finely ground corn looking like corn...

I've read a bit about buckwheat ... I'm wondering if it would be worth my while to plant some and harvest the entire plant for winter "greens" for chickens. Your opinion?

I know fish is a good protein source for chickens. I'm wondering if there's anything unsafe or detrimental in throwing a freshly killed raw whole fish (like a freshwater perch or sunfish) into the run?

It's not exactly poultry, but here's a blue bird of coffeeness with a cup for you. Measuring 4x16 inches, this pine board is hand painted and covered with two coats of spar varnish. There are two brass mounting brackets on the back. In a sturdy package it'll weigh just under a pound. Parcel Post...

Here's a sign just for Duke! Made in the vintage bulletin board style and painted with outdoor latex. It measures 9 x 14 inches. There are two brass mounts on the back, but you might want to screw it to the wall if you're mounting it outside. Buyer pays for shipping carrier of choice (it's not...

I've noticed in (BYC) photos and discussions that poop boards are most often mounted 12 to 18 inches below the roost. Wouldn't it be better is they were 8 inches below? (To catch more, splash less, and to keep the young-uns from walking on it?)

I just received this in an email from a friend. There's a 30 second ad shown first.

I've always assumed (and you know what that does) that in the typical small confined flock, that the chickens will always roost inside the coop ... mostly for safety. I'm wondering, if my run is very safe, would the chickens choose to roost outside in the run (if I provided high roosts and wind...

I've been collecting rain off the roof with barrels under three downspouts for years, to water the flower garden. Algae grows in the barrels .... eventually they get downright slimy. Would it be safe to water chickens with it if I kept the slime dipped out?

Hi, I'm a newbie from NE Minnesota. I've been reading this great forum a LOT and have piled up a lot of info for planning my coop, run, how to care for chickens, everything I can find out about. At the risk of beating a dead horse, I'd like to hear more advice on coop size for areas where...

I live in a city suburb where it's lawful to raise chickens but no roos. I'd like to eventually have brooding hens that raise their own chicks in the coop. How do I go about having my hens serviced? Or do I buy fertile eggs and stick them under a broody hen?