tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post6795842358757460235..comments2023-03-23T07:34:43.975-07:00Comments on Raising Chickens : Keeping Chickens in your Backyard: 7 Rules for Keeping ChickensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-91313771390855162082014-07-08T08:06:08.901-07:002014-07-08T08:06:08.901-07:00my chickens are under weight no ma
despite all my...my chickens are under weight no ma<br /><br />despite all my errorts to fatten up to a healthy weight. <br />i'm thinking mybe it is time to worm them. I u<br />have read that fenbendazole is used in England with<br /> great success, but that it is not<br />yet approved in the states for use in poultry, there fore I cannot find any product here that is specifically for chickens. Nor can I find a dosage chart to dose my flock safely with fenbendazole. I did find some info at the msucares.com web site but they are talking about dosing 1000 birds. Does any one have any advice or information to share concerning worming a small backyard flock (nine beautiful girls)? Thanks!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423849627566382936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-16226620380097190802011-10-06T12:24:24.026-07:002011-10-06T12:24:24.026-07:00Love your rules however, we do name our chickens b...Love your rules however, we do name our chickens because we consider them to be a part of our family and yes, we have cried over their demise a few times already but whether they have names or not, I think we would still cry. They have so much personality and love to follow us around the yard.Sumalee and Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987691650993337611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-13682106284883130062011-08-20T23:14:18.974-07:002011-08-20T23:14:18.974-07:00I just started in the chicken business but I lov...I just started in the chicken business but I love watching my hens and lil roo I let them out during the day while tieing up the dogs( a few incidents happened for them to get tied up) mMy pullets just started laying a few days ago but the first one I got I was so happy it was unbelievable :)Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-58086991937495477362011-08-09T14:30:28.663-07:002011-08-09T14:30:28.663-07:00Love the rules... So true. About feeding your chi...Love the rules... So true. About feeding your chicks meat. Ours eat what ever they can catch, they are free-range. Many times we have been entertained by them because one has caught a small rodent. They chase each other and try to steal the meat. They will eat ANYTHING they can catch, including small mammals and snakes. We also see them on a regular basis eating out of the cat food bins. We have barn cats and the chickens just love their food, as well as the grain we put out for them. We don't intentionally feed them meat, but then, we don't need too! They can and do catch their own!!!Jeaninenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-27994751935315908002011-05-14T05:05:32.397-07:002011-05-14T05:05:32.397-07:00Another Rule... Take time to just sit and enjoy al...Another Rule... Take time to just sit and enjoy all your chickeness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-76543127132068926752011-05-14T04:15:18.550-07:002011-05-14T04:15:18.550-07:00I always name all of our chooks, and yes we have a...I always name all of our chooks, and yes we have a little cry and "funeral" when one passes (only two so far thank goodness) :-S<br /><br />I also let them free range and they are never locked up. Even if their lives are cut short by an unfortunate incident with a predator, I still figure they have better quality lives roaming about the place then they would locked up. That said, I worry every morning on the walk to give them breakfast that there will be some horrible scene awaiting me :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-8218680874736186202011-04-23T12:44:21.991-07:002011-04-23T12:44:21.991-07:00Chickens are definitely not vegetarians. They are ...Chickens are definitely not vegetarians. They are omnivores, and eat meat in the form of bugs, worms, etc., which form an important part of their diet. They certainly can eat meat from other animals. They've been known to eat mice, snakes, other chickens, chicks, eggs, as well as the meat in your leftover sandwich. I wouldn't overdue the meat leftovers, but they can eat all the insects they like. My flock free-ranges on bugs and grass and they love to get treats from me (fruits, veggie leftovers, etc), but that's a small part of their diet.the Wondererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614019568082149453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-18868850555706393212010-06-09T03:25:55.179-07:002010-06-09T03:25:55.179-07:00I don't know the exact science of it but many ...I don't know the exact science of it but many official animal welfare groups list avocado as toxic to animals (cats, dogs etc.) and birds so it is definately best avoided.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638780006752715900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-52207608581973777812010-06-08T08:54:02.693-07:002010-06-08T08:54:02.693-07:00The books I have read say avoid meat but I have gi...The books I have read say avoid meat but I have given my hens bits of bacon rind and they love it! they seem to like very odd things too! olives are like a drug to them!<br />I read Avacado was bad to feed them but it didn't say why?Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-34787125406086536472010-05-25T03:22:39.052-07:002010-05-25T03:22:39.052-07:00it is not permitted, in Australia, to feed commerc...it is not permitted, in Australia, to feed commercial chooks or pigs (both omnivorous animals) with "slops" - ie, kitchen scraps. This is because of the inability to know the quality of the scraps being fed, NOT because there's an inherent risk in feeding these animals on meat-based scraps.<br /><br />Highly-processed meat-based feeds such as meatmeal (basically a dried powder) are permissible additives to commercial chook feeds.<br /><br />They are not permissible additives to feed for herbivorous animals such as sheep and cattle.<br /><br />In your own backyard, as long as you're not selling the eggs, you can feed your chooks whatever they wish to eat.infoaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117837922698162905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-65089242568095940462010-05-24T18:17:16.460-07:002010-05-24T18:17:16.460-07:00I am astounded at all the talking of feeding chick...I am astounded at all the talking of feeding chickens on minced beef, butcher meat and cat food.<br /> Although it is widely known that chickens love meat... it is in-fact.... AGAINST THE LAW. Not to mention the other fact... As human beings... we should not be eating any animal that eats meat.This would also apply to the eggs. There are serious health issues here... That is why it is ILEGALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-13910901662846143572010-05-23T20:56:37.435-07:002010-05-23T20:56:37.435-07:00Interesting about cat food, Infoaddict. I had no ...Interesting about cat food, Infoaddict. I had no idea it's good for chickens, but I have long known it is as addictive as crack for them. <br /><br />Susan, I don't feel as bad now that I've read this. I recently decided to keep my girls cooped (so am adding a commodious pavilion to my 4x8 foot coop) because of the ... ummm ... attrition problem I have had letting them free range.<br /><br />Thanks to my daughter, we observe "no meat November." Enjoyed this.Angellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863038386875513027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-53583811713420692432010-05-19T06:01:47.747-07:002010-05-19T06:01:47.747-07:00Cat food, mince, or bandsaw dust (what's left ...Cat food, mince, or bandsaw dust (what's left behind after the butcher does their thing on the big bandsaw) are excellent for chooks at any time, but really do seem to have an effect at maintaining some semblance of egglaying during the transition to cold weather ... <br /><br />This is to provide the protein they're otherwise missing out on as the bugs, worms, and small mice they otherwise eat during summer go into hibernation/die/etc over winter ...infoaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117837922698162905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9108629228598820747.post-84723598586059178342010-05-18T16:08:06.034-07:002010-05-18T16:08:06.034-07:00love your rules :)
very true aren't they?
we ...love your rules :)<br />very true aren't they?<br /><br />we do have both of our "herdy" border collies living with the free range flock peacefully now<br />there were some mishaps...but one dog now ignores the fact that they exist while the other lays and stares at them for hours in true border collie fashion!<br /><br />i like the vegetarian tip being one myself :)<br />course that means i've never fed my chickens beef....ewww<br />i would try lights if i were going for more eggs...but i just let them cycle naturallytbsomedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758959056289514895noreply@blogger.com