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I am in Illinois and the girls have turned into eating machines now that it is cold- Feed biils are awful- but they are worth it

i would like to buy my husband a good book on chickens, a book with alot of information on his flock and how to care for and feed- any suggestions on a good title

would someone be so kind to explain "molting"? why chickens do it, how long it last and what do i look for to know they are molting??

is there a wormer that you can put in water??

hi i am in central eastern illinois, about 6 miles from indiana line

love this site! it has turned off very cold here in the midwest- will cold weather slow up egg prodution even though your feeding properly

does corn have a protien amount?? if i mix layer16% with corn how much does it drop protien level?? if i mix 2/3 layer with 1/3 corn

i have 120 sex links red star and oh my i can not keep the feeders full!!- 50 of them are about 6 weeks from laying and the others are laying-they will eat a 5 gallon buckets of layer in 2 hours-since it has turned cold here in illinois they seem to be eating machines- i have been giving them a...

I'm in central Illinois, right by terre haute, indiana- so nice to meet all of you!!!

i just ordered from eggcartons.com- they have missprinted cartons that are pretty cheap- i bought jumbo size missprints for 4 cents each- hope this helps

i am border illinois- indiana, any one near me??

what is internal laying and how do you prevent it??

we have 120 sex link red stars- 50 are not quite laying yet- a few more weeks- i would like any info or helpful ideas to get my small egg business off to a good start-any one out there have about the same size flock??

hi all- love this site!- i have a question- i have 50 hens and 50 pullets, the pullets are getting close to laying age- i just do not know how much to be feeding- i mix 2-1 layer16 with cracked corn- should they be one full feed all of the time or should i ration ammount of feed- help me with...

I am new to the site and glad i am found it. We now have 120 red stars and hoping to have a good egg business

I wondered if sand or gravel is a good grit or do you have to use oyster shell?? My hens will not leave bedding in nest boxes, they work to get every bit out before they will lay. I have been using straw, i am thinking about a piece of carpeting, they keep cracking thier eggs in the metal. Any...

My red star hens have very rough shells, any reason for this??