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Holding my week old black Austrolarp now as I read this! I had to put N of my MNL trio to sleep over the summer due to reproductive problems , so sad. I brought her home and buried her in my yard. My other two bantams turn 5 in May. Lucy, the one in the photo has stopped laying, Mabel still...

We started with a Tractor Supply coop and attached a 10 x 20 run to it. Then upgraded to a large OverEZ chicken coop which opens to the 10 x 20 run. We modified its height though. We found the exact same building material and ordered a couple of sheets. My husband cut the boards and added two...

I have 3 four year old bantams and I can't figure out if they are old or somethings going on with them. I changed their diet a few months ago because Purina changed their Free Range Soldier Larvae recipe and I can no longer get their original formula. Purinas new recipe is higher protein and I...

I do give them dried meal worms and grub larvae as snacks. I was in search of a pellet form of food containing the insect protein so as to not have to think about balancing their nutrition. They love the dried worms!

Purina told me that the High Protein is replacing their Free range and the difference is: "The only nutrient change was more protein. The source of the added protein could vary among plants and what ingredients are available. It is likely that there is more soybean meal in the feed as a result...

Thanks for this info! It's not available anywhere near me, I'm on Long Island, but Chewy carries it and it is everything I want in a feed!!

I feed my chickens Purina Layena free range because it uses Soldier Fly partially as its protein source. I chose this food because it made sense to me that this is what mostly matched what a chicken would eat in "nature" not soy. I also was trying to stay away from soy as much as possible to due...

I have extra calcium in a dish but, they don;t really eat it. Also sometimes their eggs have an extra little clump of shell, so I was afraid they have too much calcium?? The layena has oyster shells in it. I give them plain greek 2 or 5% fat yogurt as a treat. Each day they get a sprinkle of...

Is it possible that one of my girls would lay a regular egg and then one one of those soft ones right after? They eat Purina Free range layena. Also, I feel like it would have to have been only one of my girls because it was laid under steps on hard concrete. My girls are two years old and have...

By the way, DobieLover, I have a t shirt that reads "Easily distracted By Dogs & Chickens", funny. Also, I have a 13 year old greyhound that has me considering a dobie after she passes. A dobie has has that silly stare and sweetness of the greyhound , but the more intimidating look of a...

It's a tractor Supply Kit coop, so when they come up the ramp they have to cross the poop tray and roost to get to their nest box, so I would worry about their feet on wire. It is the granular type that I use, so that's a plus and so, I guess knowing it's not harmful in little bits, maybe see...

I was going to switch from pine shavings scattered with Sweet PDZ under my roost bars with just using all Sweet PDZ. I'm afraid of them eating it though. Can anyone tell me their experience and if I should or not?

I bought this one last year, I am a first time chicken owner. I used a coop sealer on the whole thing when I first assembled it and put it on pressure a treated 2x4 frame. It gave it a little more height and worked as a barrier from direct contact with the ground. When I slide the tray out, I...

Thanks so much. Good info. As a Newby to chickens just needed some assurance that even though I read a lot about chickens being willing to eat just about everything given to them, doesn't mean I'm doing something wrong.