Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Well I wasn’t expecting go to do this this winter but this little cutie was posted to my Facebook by a friend and after much deliberation I was hooked. I have been wanting to get a dog since I was a kid but never thought I had the time but now just seems right. Her mum is a smooth coat Border Collie...

From the Guardian this morning.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... tts-litter

Bit ironic getting them to help clean up our mess in their environment, but if they’re getting something out of it then I guess it’s a win-win!

I had some partridge Chantecler’s I got from Performance Poultry, the hens were very nice and productive but the rooster was very nasty and ended up in the pot! So, it’s not a great number to go on, but the hens were very nice and seemed to take the cold in stride. Sadly, they met their end in my fi...

Those calls had my cats looking around!

I make sure it’s really dry and put it loosely in feed bags and fold over the tops but don’t tie them so they get lots of air so they don’t go mouldy. The last few places I had them I had a large yard that was cut, not so often so that there was lots to dry and collect! A lot like making hay, lots o...

Interesting, thanks for posting lolotsung .I wonder if mixtures of locally produced bedding material might be a good option. I’ve used mainly wood shavings and sometimes straw, though it wasn’t chopped, but the combination might be better, if the straw is chopped. I like using dried grass clippings ...

Look a bit like ptarmigan!

Thanks for finding this, it’s nice that the whole articles are available rather than just the abstract.
Very interesting.

Not sure the horse is happy with his advertising duties!

So Sorry WLLady to hear about you father. I admired the milk truck drivers that picked up and dropped off milk to us in all weather and all hours, so we could make cheese. They had some harrowing tales of driving in crazy weather but also the stupidity of drivers doing silly things in front of a tru...