Commercial brooders are expensive and often don't give great access or visuals of the chicks to enable easy monitoring or even just to watch for fun.
Therefore, I designed a brooder out of a bird cage/rabbit cage multi-story which can be divided into 4 different compartments if required to brood chicks at different ages or just to spread them out as they get older and bigger.
The above video gives a run through of a cage brooder setup from lighting to flooring.
Whenever I make Spatzle I think of my sweet grandmother. This German-inspired dish is something she used to make often. She wasn’t German, but lived
Introduction Article updated on 17th October 2018. Over the years as a backyard chicken keeper and breeder, I’ve heard lots of claims and remedies for
You often hear the term "point of lay" in association with buying or selling chickens so what does point of lay actually mean? Simply, the
Asparagus is a tasty and versatile vegetable in the kitchen- you can eat it sauteed, fried, grilled, barbecued and of course fresh. There’s no wonder
This olive tapenade is easy to make and even easier to eat! Use it as an appetiser on a grazing platter, as a topping on
Self Sufficient Me is a blog about self-sustainment by growing our own produce (plant/animal), and self-fulfilment by looking after our health (physical/mental) through exercise and slowing life down a little.
