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Can I feed my chickens leftover high quality dog food as a treat?

May 22, 2012 10 Comments

Image by Obie Fernandez feeding the chickens at the spanish village Question by Cris O: Can I feed my chickens leftover high quality dog food as a treat? It’s either that or throw the dog food out. I’m not sure if there is anything in there that would harm them, and they’d still have their […]

what food do you feed chickens besides laying mash? 10 pts?

May 21, 2012 6 Comments

Question by : what food do you feed chickens besides laying mash? 10 pts? my chickens seem really hungry, they eat a whole cup of laying mash every day and chow it down. what other food do they really like? and how should i chop it up? also— i have two 4 month old hens, […]

Rasing baby turkeys (poults)? Is it the same as baby chicks?

May 19, 2012 3 Comments

Question by Goat_Mafia: Rasing baby turkeys (poults)? Is it the same as baby chicks? I have raised 7 Black Austrolorp chicks, they are almost full grown know. And I am thinking of getting two or three turkeys. But I have some questions about it. The Poultry supply store that has them has two different types. […]

What is the best way to raise 4-H meat turkeys?

May 18, 2012 1 Comment

Question by ridingnslidin’: What is the best way to raise 4-H meat turkeys? So, I am raising meat turkeys for the first time in 4-H, and I want to know from some of you veterans what the best way to get meat on them and keep them healthy. I have raised broilers before, and I […]

Will the chicken’s egg will fertilized by a broiler cock?

May 17, 2012 1 Comment

Question by : Will the chicken’s egg will fertilized by a broiler cock? I mean that hybrid between the broiler and normal domestic chicken will possible or not. Add your own answer in the comments!

How can you raise ducks for both eggs and meat?

May 16, 2012 3 Comments

Question by : How can you raise ducks for both eggs and meat? How do you keep your drake from fertilizing all of your eggs? How do you know which eggs are fertile and which aren’t? Also, they are pasture-raised. The drake has not been added yet. Feel free to answer in the comment section […]

What is a good cheap way to feed chickens and do they need grit?

May 15, 2012 2 Comments

Image by Bread for the World Children in Nicaragua feed the family’s chickens. Photo by Richard Leonardi. Question by : What is a good cheap way to feed chickens and do they need grit? Add your own answer in the comments!

Could I keep in my backyard a pair of chickens as pets and also to get organic eggs?

May 11, 2012 2 Comments

Image by chrisdat Processing 280 Chickens – Cornish Cross & Red Bros at Pete and Jen Backyard Bird’s Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Question by Harold C: Could I keep in my backyard a pair of chickens as pets and also to get organic eggs? I have exotic birds in my backyard so I want to […]

what is a broiler chicken male or female ?

May 10, 2012 15 Comments

Image by Moosicorn These Dorkings are our broiler (meat) chickens. We’d been raising them indoors in a brooder until today. They are fully feathered and ready to romp around outside. And thank goodness because they were stinking up the workshop! This is their new outdoor enclosure. This 24 by 70 foot area will double as […]

Urban Vegetable Gardening and Rats?

May 9, 2012 3 Comments

Image by greychr Question by LWHenriks: Urban Vegetable Gardening and Rats? I just planted a vegetable garden in the only spot available to me, which unfortunately is a rat hangout. Someone told me that rats don’t tend to bother vegetable gardens, but I find that hard to believe. Any insight into how to combat them? […]