Chickens

Internal parasites and worms can cause unhealthy chickens. Instead of using unnatural chemicals here are some natural dewormers for chickens.

This is the final product. I show the below steps from start to finish on this nice new dog kennel. This tarped over dog chain link fenced in dog kennel needed a nice roof put on it. The tarp and fence served their purpose but it's time for more of a permanent fix.The first order of business is to pull off the old scabbed together cross members that offered some temporary support for the tarp. Once the old "roof" was off I took some measurements and headed out to Lowes. I bought some two by...

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Well (finally) here are some pictures of my hoop house! Several folks have asked me for plans but this build was done ad-hoc so I didn't really have any plans to share. So, here are some links to a few different plans for building a similar hoop house/coop: Rain Creek Pottery Hoop Coop Chicken Tractor Backyard Chickens Hoop House Whole View Farm Hoop Coop The basic idea behind pastured poultry is to move the chickens to fresh grass each day. So the pen needs to be light enough to pull with a...

My husband, Don, put on new beige colored PVC corrugated roof on chicken run for "Little Red" Nov 2016. Also "Little Red" has two new friends (from other coop) two Gentle Giants the Dark Brahmas "Charlie" and "Hawkie".

When I picture a kennel run I think of this....It's from one of the threads I found while searching around. This was made by Georgiagail here from BYC...

10 Best Herbs To Add To Chicken Feed

Growing fodder cheaply. Fodder is a great supplement for chicken feed in winter. Here's how to do it without spending a lot of money!