All my young babies get fed oats with their starter feed and they do great. However they may not touch the dry oats because they don't know what it is, that's why I start young
Lots of ventilation, 2x4 roosts, put a 1x4 or plywood in front of nesting boxes so they can't kick bedding out, functional way to clean coop and compost if need be, make it tall enough you don't have to crouch or bend over for anything
So northern Michigan I saw pasture raised for $6 and the white commercial eggs at Walmart are about $2.75-$3. I sell mine at $2 or less I suppose I could charge more because pasture raised but nah the egg money is nothing compared to selling food itself I just love birds
Yeah, when I let the birds hatch I spend a lot of time with the mother so she doesn't turn into a demon raptor and attack me. Most of my birds liked to be held then go through a teenage stage where they don't want to be around me or scared of me, then when they lay all they wanna do is be in...
I use a 30 gal metal trash can, cut 4 holes in it and stick the 3 in pvc street elbow in it. This helped tremendously with waste and mice/rats here. I made quite a few for the chicken barns. Here's a picture, there's more detailed versions online
Here's a picture it was disturbing to see that's for sure, I was positive she was going to die. I'd just spray twice a day, I would stop using saline. It smelled horrible for a couple weeks I assume it was infected and eventually cleared up. Hopefully your chicken heals like mine did
I had a chicken with a very bad hole you could see the spine and organs. I sprayed veterycin on the inside of her, took about a month and she fully healed.
This is yet another excuse, this is not a wild wolf you are pulling out of the woods to train. These dogs have been domesticated for years therefore the prey drive has been heavily driven from them. Any dog can be trained for any means, yes some are better at some things but the same rule applies.