Tag Archive for ‘ask miz hennessy’
ASK: Breeding and Pregnancy with Sheep
Hello fellow barnbuddies, it’s your resident sheep expert Meagan here to answer a sheep-related Ask Miz Hennessy question! How do I know that my ram has bred with my ewes? And how do you know if they’re pregnant? This is my first year I have 4 Shetlands and 1 Border Cheviot. Please write back. From [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Bees, Black Soldier Fly and Vibrations
Whether you live in the city or a rural area, the most important thing to remember about honey bees is that they prefer a straight flight path.
ASK Miz Hennessy: Chicken Watering Systems
We have 14 hens of varying ages. Over the past month, they have been drinking A LOT more. I have one large waterer that we’re filling every day now and its still running short. It’s been really hot here but its like they ramped up their water intake with their egg production or something. Every [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Groundcover for Chicken Areas
We are about to get baby chicks for the first time. My 2 years old and 4 year old are so excited. We are studying and getting ready. One question. I have a 4ft x 8ft patch of dirt in our chicken area that I am tying to figure out what to do with. I [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Protein Requirements for Ducks
I have two male Khaki Campbells, just full grown. My local feed store doesn’t carry duck feed so have been giving them my hens layer pellets with some water mixed. My question is: would it be bad to make up the protein deficiency with a little dry cat food mixed in? Dry cat food is [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Feeding Scraps to Poultry
Quick question on feeding hens and keeping them well — what do you feed them. Table scraps (meat free) seem to be an idea and local to my home. Potatoes boiled seem very popular. There’s a lot to be discussed regarding poultry and table scraps, but I’ll try to keep this simple. Table scraps are [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Clipping Wings
I went to visit your garden with a group of people from LA Eco Village. Thank you so much for showing us around, it was very motivating for us to do something in our garden. I have a question about chicken. We are building a chicken house, somehow, the chicken manages to fly out of [...]