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My hens are going on one year. They are members of the family, and provide us, friends, and neighbors with such wonderful eggs and enjoyment. I am eager to do my best for them. I have been giving our fur babies a supplement of glucosamine, collagen, L-methamine, and MSM. It does enhance...

So now you are asking the age-old question, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

How nice of you to suggest that! What I have done in the past is to write the story personalized for each child who received it as a gift. My daughter, who is an excellent artist, has agreed to illustrate the book. If this appeals to you, we'll work on it.....hopefully before your grandson...

Mrs. Doolittle lived in a hen house on Farmer Pete’s farm. It was a lovely farm. It had a pasture for cows to graze on luscious green grass in the spring and summer. In the winter they lived in a big, warm, comfortable barn. There were two horses that also lived on the farm, and they shared the...

I can't see myself eating my girls. When they die, they will be buried. Shucks. I can't even bring home COSTCO roasted chicken anymore.

I've read some of the other posts, but they don't quite address my question. My chickens are adults now, and laying eggs. I'm always concerned about predators -- possums and raccoons in particular. I was thinking of getting a "guard" goose gosling, raising her separately until she is big...

Good points! Roosts will be over the slide-out tray. I may also erect roosts in the head-space above the run. Access to the upper floor -- nesting area --- is by a ladder, not a cleated ramp. The rise is 18" and the run is about 29" so the angle is about 31 degrees. Should be easy for my...

Agreed. I like reading what others have done. I also started with a Tractor Supply coop. A possum got to one of the pullets -- my little Betty. Thereafter we got another five chicks. The first four older girls tended to pick on the newcomers, so I bought a little, decrepit coop from a...

I bought inexpensive heaters. I have one with thermostat and one without. For the latter I bought a thermostat and an AC duplex outlet. I wired it up and set the temperature to go OFF at 60F. It is mounted just below the roof (small hutch). For the first heater, I built a metal box with...

Thank you for your comprehensive list. I'll start acquiring. what I can as soon as I can. I really appreciate your quick reply. --- Jay

Since our poultry scratch the ground, and nasties like tapeworms and parisites are ground dwellers, would it be advisable to spray the area they use with 70% Isopropyl alcohol? It can kill various microorganisms immediately and in the presence of water, would penetrate the top soil layers...

...to make life more difficult for your chickens." At least, that s what it seems like! This evening, I found black, watery poop on the threshold to my younger girls' coop. They are almost ready to start laying. I looked online and see that this COULD be a symptom of coccidiosis. I found...

After readng the article, I'll only feed my chicks the kernels and discard the husks. Why? Because our girls have access to a nice "pasture," full of vegetative matter as it is. The addition of husks to their diet would actually be a negative, which is really my take-away from the article.

I'm an environmental chemist. I perform environmental evaluations of Real Estate. One job was in a yard where chickens were kept. A large, white rooster didn't like me being there. It flutter-flew at me, butting my chest with his. I didn't want to hurt the bird -- was amused to see him...

I've been wanting to raise backyard chickens for years. Recently, my wife finally agreed. Now she is moe excited than I am! We started with five chicks from Cooper's Hardware in Sylmar, CA. Lovely little bits of life. "Betty" jumped into my hand from the start and has been a love....until...