My chickens are going through an insane amount of food (it seems .. I have no frame of reference). I couldn't find anything on the FAQ for this site or searching, so I will ask here
Is there an average amount of food a chicken should eat / be given each day?
The thirty-five White Rocks I've...
I've got 35 White Rocks in an 8x8 pastured poultry pen (Salatin model). They are 4.5 weeks old and have been outside for 5 days, with no signs of scratching at all. They occassionally pick at the grass (and maybe insects) but that's it.
As a result, the manure is just getting matted onto the...
Hi,
I have 36 white rocks (I believe they're the same as Cornish Cross, or very similar) in an 8x8 pastured poultry pen. (As an aside, there's tons of extra room in there - 50 would have fit nicely - pic here http://www.flickr.com/photos/36013428@N08/3643090851/)
Anyway, they have been...