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I would also like a little more clarity on qty of pepper to give, also is this only a winter thing or all year long?
I mix 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper per cup of feed. Any of the hot peppers will do. But not the black peppercorns they're a different type of plant.
ETA: I prefer to...
if you want your hens to lay like it spring in winter add a rounded tablespoon of grounded red cayen pepper to enough feed to feed 5 chickens. i went from one egg from 4 chikens in the winter to 4 eggs from 4 chickens