Recent content by setfree

Hi! Wow, and I thought my birds were spoiled, though cake doesn't last long enough around here to make it through the door, much less to the chickens. Life seems to be back to normal for my chickeys, there were normal eggs this morning and they're all happily pecking stuff and galloping...

Thanks again for the reply. Ah, I meant mash made with vegetable protein as opposed to animal protein. Guess that was a little vague, eh? Hehe. Okay, that makes sense about the feed ratios. They do have oyster shells free-choice, so I'll see if we have some tums and will head over to the...

I guess this thread is a bit old now, but I ordered from Performance Poultry early this year (they have a HUGE variety of not-so-common breeds, and are the closest to where I live). They were very helpful and timely in answering the many questions I had as a new chicken-raiser. When I put in...

Oops, guess I can't attach a photo after all, or am I missing something?

Thanks for the reply! Hmm... They are getting layer mash (Purina Golden Layena). Small town, and we don't have a lot of choice in terms of feed. I offered them yogurt earlier this week, but they didn't seem to crazy about it. They did take a bit of milk, however. I thought that they...

Hello! I've been lurking around this site gleaning much useful information, and now I actually have something to post about.. I noticed about an hour ago that one of my 4 barnyard girls was looking a little droopy (low wings, head pulled in, standing alone in the corner) and thought she...