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  1. M

    Hello from JK Farm in RVA - floor issue???

    Hey there! Hubby and I manage a 300 acre homestead. Just a few years in with gardens, berries, cornfield, orchard, apiary, upkeep of the property. Would LOVE to network with other farm folk in the Richmond VA area. This year, adding cows and chickens! We have 16 chicks in the brooder at the...
  2. A

    Cat litter or play sand for quail bedding ?

    I have 6 2 weeks old quail and I'm housing them in a midwest ground guinea pig cage. The cage doesn't have a wire bottom which means I have to clean it out every day to prevent it from smelling (man do they poop a lot). I'm considering using some sort of non-toxic cat litter or sand as bedding...
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  3. RedRobbine

    Newbie using aRabbit Hutch Brooder

    Hi, I am Robbine. We just got our first flock yesterday. 3 Ameracaunas, 3 Barred Rocks, and 2 Black Sex-Linked. We are using a rabbit hutch with a heat lamp for their brooder. The lady at WFC recommended pine shavings over pellett bedding for the brooder. How often should I change it...
  4. theblondeangler

    HAY CONCERN

    Being a new chicken keeper the internet has given me a lot of information on chicken keeping but everyone seems to have a different opinions on what the right thing to do is. All the articles that I have read suggests against putting hay/straw in the chicken run/coop. I have a deep litter method...
  5. moco27

    Deep litter done right

    I started deep litter several years ago using the methods that everyone claims to have had success using. It' didn't work for me, it smelled clumped/matted was a ton of work and didn't look like I was doing my chickens a service by using it. I tried straw first and noticed that it made a thick...
  6. Beenicole2

    What litter would be best in my coop

    Hi everyone! I moved to Alaska about 3 months ago and my new house has an 8x4 ft coop in the yard with a good sized fenced in run. I have eight Islandic chicks that are one and a half weeks old but we only plan on keeping the hens so hopefully we'll have at least four chickens. I fully cleaned...
  7. J

    stacking the deep litter system

    Any thoughts on stacking the deep litter system, say about 12'x6'?? I lost my job and I'm about to invest my savings into broilers farming with limited space .
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