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My husband is starting to make plans to build our Ladies a new run this summer. He was looking at using treated lumber, but I don't know if that is safe to have around the Ladies or not. There are big notices saying that it has arsenic used in treating it, and that you need to use safety...

Starting a new coop this summer since the original one has decided that it is done and over with. We have pretty much decided to get this shed from Lowe's http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/095317/095317182945.jpg...

but I was thinking today how much I wanted to start on meat birds. I also had the thought of getting a goose for xmas, and maybe a couple of ducks when I am able to have the room to have meaties. Would I process them the same as the chickens and turkeys?

I know I know...strange question. I have 2 EE in my flock, Mercedes is the oldest, at almost 7 y.o., and Silver is only 3 y.o. Mercedes has always laid a lovely gorgeous greenish-blue egg. Silver has not....I have only ever seen her lay brown eggs. So, I said ok... fine, I have a brown egg...

We broke down and ordered a set from AquaAvianMiser or whatever its called like some people did here.... FINALLY got hubby to help me fix it all together. We put it in yesterday afternoon/evening, and apparently it was going to eat the girls. Really. They were all in the corner muttering...

Just a few short weeks ago they were all gangly teenagers...and today Here they are at 23 weeks and..... TODAY!!! One of our black austrolorps Oprah laid her first little brown egg I am soooo proud of her!! I took them all out treats to celebrate the happy day! Our first egg from the...

Out of nowhere, last night we were laying in bed watching telly, and he says..."You know...I wouldn't mind if you wanted to get more chickens one of these days!" O M G So....my wheels are now turning, and i am almost hoping I have a broody next year so I can get a bantam cohin or...

My DH wanted to surprise me for Christmas with an immersion blender <YAY!!!!> So, he apparently ordered one off of Amazon for me, and I guess he expected it would be in the Amazon box so I couldnt see lol He couldnt have it deleivered to his work cos they dont allow that, so he told me what...

Mercedes is our head hen, 4.5 year old EE. She is in charge big time in the flock, but she knows I am higher than her in the pecking order I have recently noticed that she is starting to go after two of the younger birds...they are 21 weeks old now. Both of them seems to be higher in the...

Either he is coming over totally to the dark side with me OR he is trying to get me committed to the local funny farm http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QLZ4ZO/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk8

I have never seen problems before in our coop, but then again we didnt have this many girls. Its been about 33 F high and last night it hit 25 F I went outside yesterday morning and there was moisture/frost on the suntuff roof inside the coop!! And it was beading up on the beam that holds the...

Anyone have a link to where I could get some of that heavy plastic vinyl stuff like they use for walk-in freezers? I wanted to get a few bits to put on my chicken door to act like a bit of a weather-repellent. I saw a few people here had the plastic sheets....I called Lowes and they didnt carry...

making stock! I cooked up a bunch of chickens yesterday in the oven, for DH's sandwiches, and various other things, and got ALL the carcasses deboned. I also cut the other raw chickens into pieces so I can cook breasts or thighs etc. So part 1 finished lol All the meat seperated, packaged...

Well, at least that is what *I* tell myself lol A few days ago, I went out in the am like I usually do to let them out of the pen. We have redone the hardware cloth this year along the bottom of the run, and I do a quick glance to see if anything is out of place. Nope! Looks good. Girls come...

MY husband stopped off to get a bag for me cos I wanted to try it out in a few weeks with the girls when we switch everyone over to the main feed from the grower. However he got the layer feed <that I asked him to NOT get but that is a different story lol> When I called to see about exchanging...

I have been told by a few people now that I should feed my hens a higher protien formula rather than the layer pellets. They told me I should be giving them something like the all-purpose pellets which have a higher level of protien, and then make sure they have plenty of oystershell. I am...

Reason I was asking is that the girls are 8 weeks old now and growing fast! They are HUGE! Three nights ago I locked them up late, so I got to see them all roosting Poor Momma Esther tho... she was sitting there on her roost, with her wings spread wide, snuggling <well trying to > 5 1/2 grown...

I understand that the Rangers and the Cornish x are probably the best out there for taste and cost wise correct? Now, are these birds better for certain types of cooking or for all purpose? Like if I mostly roast, would it be better for me to go one type? Or BBQ another? Or, are they good all...

I have never had them bit oh they sound good! And they dont seem to hard to raise etc. I have been wanting to get more into the self sufficency regarding our food here. ATM it is just DH and myself and the cats for the most part. Chickens are in the back garden for eggs and cuteness Possibly...

The Ladies have reached 8 weeks old... my goodness they grow so fast!! We took a bunch of pics today...so if you could pretty please look at the chicks and see if they are girls or not? PLEASE say they are!! I think most of them are... I think i saw rounded feathers on them mostly. We have 2...