Posts by fluffyxx

Hello all. I am wondering if anyone knows of anywhere that I can begin my search in getting my hands on some call ducks? My dad is sort of showing some interest in wanting to make a little pond habitat thing for them & I wanted to start...

Thanks for the help! I had considered adding some oyster shell before now, but just never thought they really needed it. I wasn't sure if it was because its getting colder and they needed the little extra calcium or what was causing it....

I have 10 red sex link chickens. Just recently I have been noticing more cracked shells when I gather the eggs. They aren't cracked open. Just seems like they may have been pecked or something. I've also noticed a few eggs that seem to...

I checked the roost area while I was checking the rest of the coop & I didn't see any cracks around the roost.  So I think that'll be okay. I will go and get some of the bigger/lower cracks filled up. And I will definitely...

I have a few questions. Which may be silly questions. But, I do worry about my little girls.. so here goes. I hope I'm asking this in the right section. I have 10 of the red sex link chickens. I guess they are about 6 months old. I...

Haha, I know. I told my mom the other day... I was like, I don't think that people in the old times thought about the feeding habits of chickens this much. But, thank you all once again for the info! I'm so excited for the first egg!...

Aww I can't wait until they start laying eggs! Anyways, so would it be okay to switch them over to layer feed maybe like at 15-16 weeks of age? Or should I just wait until I see the first egg? Or maybe start adding some layer...

Quote: Originally Posted by Den in Penn  Layer has added calcium to promote strong egg shells.  It doesn't have anything else different from other feeds.  If they eat the extra calcium before they start to...

Alrighty, I wasn't sure if they needed to be eating the layer before they actually started laying.

So, I am kind of wondering about when my chickens start laying eggs, and their food requirements. I'm assuming that my chicks are just about 10 weeks old-ish? The girl at TSC said that the chicks were about 1 week old when I bought...