by akesiadmin | Jan 3, 2018 | Birds
In the summer, our birds spend a lot of time outside and are able to create their own dust baths. In the winter however, we like to provide them with an alternative. We built these boxes for each of our bird areas. We filled them with materials we had on hand,...
by akesiadmin | Nov 13, 2017 | Birds
We use these waterers outside in the summer for our chickens. They are great because they are big and easy to fill. These waterers don’t have any parts that will break (although you have to ensure you never lose the plug!) We do not know where to buy...
by akesiadmin | Nov 13, 2017 | Birds
These are the waterers we use for chicks. They are quite cheap so you can buy several. We make sure we have three sets of waters on the go at any time. That way the water has time to warm up in the chick area before we swap them out. We replace them at least once...
by akesiadmin | Nov 13, 2017 | Birds
These are the metal waterers that we use with our heater bases. We have purchased many on Amazon and also have seen them at our local UFA. The large waterers are fantastic. We have had no problems with them at all. The only challenge is that you can’t fill...
by akesiadmin | Oct 9, 2017 | Birds
When we first moved to the farm, we inherited a few chickens. We had no idea what to do to keep the water liquid. There seems to be a lot of ideas out there but we decided to use these heated bases. You need a galvanized poultry fount to use it. You cannot use...