Hi My name is Dee Dee,
My niece, Desiree and I researched all the pros and cons of raising chickens for a year. In March when our local feed store had baby chicks we decided to go for it. Desiree is 13 and she spends a lot of her weekends with me. I do not have children of my own so I get to...
I live up in Alaska and we have started having backyard chickens.
We have a flock of 18 chickens and 1 rooster. The flock consists of 5 australops, 1 silver-laced wyandotte, 5 aracanas (amerucanas?), 5 red stars, 1 golden star, and one mixed breed. These chickens have been with us over 1 year...
Hi everyone, we bit the bullet yesterday and purchased one black silkie and one white silkie both females 8 weeks- and a partridge silkie rooster 12 weeks old. We have the coop inside a secure outhouse and I've laid sawdust all over the floor and in the coop with hay. They also have a roost in...
Beak House Breeder Feed
This is a variant of the recipe I use for feeding my breeding flocks. I augment it with fig nuggets, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, raisins, currants, and various seeds or nuts that are appropriate and affordable. I use cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne (or crushed red...
I love ALL my birds. There isn't a single one I would want to sell or give away today. I am happy to give away some of the expense of feeding good quality food though, and in fact I have done just that! This diet works for all juvenile and adult layers, breeders, and most future entrees. Using...
For Chickens, Games, Peas, Ducks, Geese
Vaccines
CRD
Chronic Respiratory Disease Run LS 50 for 1st 14 days of life; 1 shot (.5cc subcutaneous) @ 7 days, wait at least 4 weeks 2nd vaccination, annual booster.
Coryza 1st shot (.5cc intramuscular) @ 3 weeks old-wait at least 4 weeks before 2nd...
We began using food grade Diatomaceous Earth in June 2007, after we moved the Banties to their temporary outdoor home.
Make sure you buy Food Chemical Codex Grade DE (<-this link provides recommended amounts for using with feeding, whitewash, etc.) for use with your pets and livestock.
I use...