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Try spraying them with a hose this summer! :lol:

I leave my eggs on the counter, the longest was 10 days. When I wash, I use hot water to keep the bacteria out . What I normally do is wipe off the egg right before cracking it open.

I proudly blogged about how I was doing the all-natural chicken-in-winter thing after they made it through a cold spell. Then we had a nasty horizontal rain and hard freeze. One dead chicken later, I realized just how critical it was to keep the chickens "dry enough" and draft-free . Now I am...

I finally got around to testing out my super-cheap WalMart Economy Bird Seed. I recently realized that if it would grow in a garden it would sprout in a jar, so.... I successfully sprouted my birdseed and the chickens, though weirded out, ate every last seedling. When the freezes stop I will...

You all inspired me. WalMart had Economy Wild Bird Seed on sale so I got a bag. I will be planting milo, millet, and wheat. I already know my Black Oil Sunflower Seed is fertile since a wild bird stole some chicken treat and "planted" it in the middle of my yard with some natural fertilizer.

My birds went crazy for squash seeds and pulp .

It looks like wild birds have given me a head start on the sunflower by stealing my Black Oil Sunflower Seed. One is growing by the driveway under a power line. I was considering milo, but not millet. My birds dislike millet for some reason.

I have 3 acres to work with. The land is being reclaimed from a badly eroded woodlot. The current run is under a nice brushy stand of trees which gives them reasonably good protection from winged predators and the hot sun. The open patch adjacent to their run looks like I could till and sow...

My flock has a 1/4 acre run that they have stripped down to pine needles and mulch. I need a better plan for next year. What can I plant that my chickens will eat? Something that requires almost no effort, regrows quickly, and tolerates flooding/drought. (I'm in Houston). Suggestions?