sustainable

I try to live sustainably and sometimes I do and sometimes I don't! What are some of your tips or things that you can't do? Example of things I do: - no purposefully bought single use plastics in the home. This has been made much easier by the new variety of plant-based baggies and saran wraps...

Any breeders looking to sell heritage meat breed chicks or hatching eggs? Looking to start a sustainable flock from good lines. Any recommendations?

Hi guys! My family is on a journey to make our farm sustainable. (Check out Start Farming Now on YouTube to see more!) I have many laying hens of various breeds all of which are super lean despite some of them being "dual purpose" breeds. I'm looking to raise some breeds specifically for meat...

Hi all, I have just joined this amazing helpful community, after having so many questions as a noob chicken owner, for example, is my Erina actually and Eric? What the heck is that in the poop? And, Can I introduce my dogs to my chickens? If so how? I found that this website had the most...

I know I'm not the first person to have this idea, so before I dive in and go full crazy chicken lady (I'm already the crazy goat lady!) I'd love to hear from people who have attempted breeding Rangers before - from whichever proprietary line. What were your goals, what worked or didn't, what's...

I am just getting started building my first coop, in the northern Shenandoah Valley (Clarke County.) I will probably make lots of mistakes, but if more experienced folks want to help me spot mistakes before I make them, that would be fabulous. The plan is for an 8x12 coop using the Woods...

Does anyone grow all their own feed for their free range chickens? By this I mean planting your free range area with specific crops/grasses for starters. What do you plant? How long do you leave your chickens in what size area to "graze?" (ie 40 chickens 1/4 acre for a week before rotating or...

Ok, I'm not quite sure if this was the place to post this or not, but I did a search and found one great but relatively nonspecific thread. So I'm starting this one to get opinions and experience from those who have gone before. I've learned a lot from my chu: English ivy and azaleas are not...

What grasses or other plants do your chickens like to eat that grow fast? I want to try growing flats of something in the house so i can have the chicken eat something fresh (other than store bought stuff) in and out of the coop over the winter.