“Is this what you get when you plant bird seed?
“In my area (Vancouver Island)
we seldom get snow but we do get LOTS of rain for several months, which
makes finding a spot dry enough for a mid-winter dust bath very difficult.
“These two planters were in under the eaves, protected from the rain and so were bone dry.
“The girls found them…………………..“
— Evelyn
Is there any research
on feeding crayfish to poultry?
Abdel Hadi completed a PhD
study where she compared chickens being fed on fish meal with a group
that were raised on meal made from crayfish waste.
The crayfish group had
stronger bones, a higher optical density of meat, and laid stronger,
higher protein eggs.
How does one get started in
farming crayfish for chickens? Go down to your local creek and turn
over some rocks, or visit Ebay for a wide variety of people selling
breeding pairs for Koi ponds and aquarium enthusiasts. We plan to give
it a try when the weather gets warmer.
Katherine wrote in to share her experience with chickens in the winter in the southwest:
“We get a few freezing mornings but not many. They get extra
greens from the garden which does well with occasional frost cloth. They
love bok choy that is bolting and mustard and arugala.
“My chickens love your nipples and chicks learned in minutes.”
It’s not too late to enter our Winter Chicken Photo Contest. Why not take the weekend to snap some shots of your birds in the snow?