A clever heated sand box for chickens caught my attention recently.
Build a box to hold one of those heated kennel pads and add about 5 inches of sand. Prop up an old window or panel of plastic to keep out snow and rain and you’ve got a nice warm spot for your flock to enjoy.
Would an increase in Winter egg production offset the cost of electricity to run the pad?
Image credit goes to Deb Bino from the Urban Chicken Podcast.
Our creek flooded and turned the duck pasture into a big lake.
We thought they were gone for good when they decided to stop sleeping in the coop.
They showed up a few days later, but still wouldn’t go in the coop.
Today I was able to lure them back to the front door of the coop with some feed. The plan is to keep luring them back with the hope that they’ll decide to sleep in the coop tonight.
We miss our duck eggs.
Spring is chicken season, and to celebrate, I’ve got some free and cheap goodies for our readers to enjoy. First, Pasture Basics is free on Amazon today. The book is full of everything I’ve learned about rotational chicken pasturing over the last few years and should help prevent the smelly, brown chicken runs I often see on others’ farms.
The second book, Thrifty Chicken Breeds, is marked down to 99 cents today. This companion ebook picks up where Pasture Basics leaves off and helps you choose the right type of chicken to put on your new pasture.