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Check out Phoenix Organic Feed. It is the co-op I was just asking about. It is organic, no corn and no soy. The layer feed us 16% protein, using fish meal. $27 for a $50 pound bag. The catch is that it is only a monthly deliver.

Is that organic feed co-op still going on? When I was had the flock last time, a guy named Tim organized a bulk delivery of organic feed that was far, far superior to anything you can find in stores. I had great results from fermenting it and feeding it to my flock. They were all large and had...

The girls are all settled for the night. They immediately ate and drank after being released in to the run, and are scratching away at the dirt. I think they'll be a happy bunch here soon. Tomorrow, I'll make the food shoot and plumb the water nipples in from the water bib closest to their run...

Thanks for the welcome back everyone. I don't know what needs they are. I'm not even sure if they are heritage or hatchery stick. From eight hens, they consistently get 6-8 medium to large eggs a day. It's a start and my wife has been itching for animals. Chickens, rabbits and a golden...

I didn't move mine at all. She chose the top nesting box and stayed there. The key for me was allowing them to acclimate to the heat. We never did the misters, fans or AC. We never lost one to the heat. Plenty of air flow is crucial, though. I always put a solar exhaust fan in the coop. The one...

Howdy all. After several years of rebuilding my life, I am in the process of acquiring eight laying hens this weekend. I started building the run today, with the coop coming shortly thereafter. But I thought I would say hi to all. Anybody still around that remembers me from five years ago? Scott

There is no such thing as "too much city" for any predators. I've seen owls, hawks, and coyotes in my neighborhood when I lived at 27th Avenue and Indian School Road. And in regards to CPS, just watch the news and read AzProject.Org for a lot of information. I was the one dealing with CPS...

No, I'm in far Northwest Peoria, near Lake Pleasant.

Cut up to put in the jars or cut up after canning? I find it easier to cut the raw chicken with my crazy sharp Pampered Chef knife than I do cutting it partially or fully cooked. But each to their own. Please post that recipe for the stuffed jalapenos! That sounds delicious and I'm sure...

As an avid canner, I can completely understand what you went through with that process. I've done all sorts of things the last few years and it's somewhat addictive. Fruits, vegetables, meats, deserts, jams and jellies... There's really no limit. One of the things that I found I absolutely...

Javelina are peccary, which is a type of ruminant. I'm guessing that's what you meant to type, not rodents. And foxes are, in fact, from the biological family "canidea," which covers all of the dog-like animals including coyotes, jackals and wolves. This is where the word "canine" comes...

There is a certain level of truth to practically every wives tale you hear, but the truth is always in the details. Yes, using misters and/or fans can make them sick because of the environmental conditions that it can create. If a mister is used heavily and low to the ground, creating bedding...

Start with friends, family and co-workers. You'll probably be quite surprised how quickly they'll sell to those groups. From there, word of mouth tends to do enough advertising. If for some reason you want to go larger, faster, you can always start posting to Craig's List. Just make sure you...

Try this one... http://zenhens.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/CITY-OF-TUCSON-BIRDS-AND-BEES-August-15.pdf It's a great synopsis and sounds like there are a lot of loopholes in it. For instance, it says it doesn't apply yo breeders. Well, if I'm hatching and raising my own, from my own flock...

As much as I'd love credit for this (Wow, I sure get credit for a lot of things that weren't me... ), I believe it was @City farm and @LadyKotaDoria that were discussing it. Oregano essential oil is excellent for a lot of things. In fact, essential oils in general are phenomenal homeopathic...

As much as I'd like to claim credit for it, it wasn't my idea and I didn't get the opportunity to try it. I got the idea from @TheGardenCoop and his post on Grazing Frame Plans to Protect Grass for Chickens. He has photos and links to his blog with the original plans on it. I absolutely love...

Depending on your residence, there may not be anything you can do at all. We haven't had roaches in the 17 years we've lived in this area, until this year when the sewer roaches showed up. Obviously, they live in the sewers, so there will always be prime real estate for them beyond what you...

I think the hens that I'm fostering for Bonnie have taken a liking to my house. They're nice and comfortable, plus at least two of them started laying in the nesting box today, rather than making a nest underneath the oleanders. Her last person that was going take the girls fell through, so...

Never take Flower of Sulphur internally. Aside from being a highly explosive compound, it is highly toxic to the body. If you look at the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) required to be available in corporate environments, you'll find the amount of side effects is huge and very problematic...

Marcia, are you taking all the homeopathic steps to give your body a better chance of fighting it? Eating high doses of the antifungal foods like garlic, raw honey, cinnamon, apple cider vinegar and coconut oil. Add in some good dosages of probiotics and immune system vitamins. Cut out dairy...