Recent content by marine43

I believe, giving them cooked rice and pinto beans adds Lysine , which is necessary for egg production. I have a new flock , still on T/S grower feed. They have been laying fine still. Of course the growth feed is 20% protien.

Thanks so much. That sounds like a good idea. She is hanging around outside their pen now. They seem to not mind her. I was going to put her in pen and place in their coop tonight just to see what happens. Birds are pretty young yet. We have coons and I have heard there is a pine marten up in...

Last night predator got in coop. Apparently the chickens unplugged the automatic door when on roost.Killed all but one. I have a large flock of barred rocks with 2 roosters. Should I even attempt to put single older buckeye hen in with them? Was going to try putting her in pen inside coop . Was...

Great job : ) You can fit a lot of chickens in there!

WOW! That is a really nice coop : ) Good job, and great set up.

I have always hang a cabbage for the girls to pick at. I take a straightened section of wire hanger and stick it through the cabbage and bend the end ,and stick it back into cabbage, to keep it from slipping off. ( and so no sharp ends are exposed) Bend a loop on top, tie a rope to it and hang...

So today Our new flock of barred rocks arrive. Went into older hens coop to feed and de poop. They haven't layed eggs since around June. Molting etc... TODAY I found a nice big egg in the nest box, haha must be getting a little nervous ; )

They are a mix Rhode island whites 2 , Rhode island reds 4 and three Buckeyes, also Rhode island red rooster. Thanks!

Yeah, but they haven't layed all summer! I understand the winter "lay off" but these girls shut down early this spring!

They aren't molting now , actually I don't think they ever did! Guess I will wait and see.... Thanks!

Hi all :) Well I finally broke down and bought a dozen eggs. Very frustrated with my "girls" Been getting just 2 eggs a day for month or more. I have a bulb in coop on from 4:00 am till 8pm. They have 16 % layer feed PLUS canned dog food on side most days. They all have nice full red combs...

No, She didn't even lift the lid! Haha

Hi everyone! I have been enjoying this site, for some time. We have a small flock of Rhode Island reds and whites, and a Buckeye rooster and a few hens. Yesterday they were enjoying a nice sunny day in my soon to be tilled garden. Around 4 pm I noticed a hawk fly out of the old corn stalks and...