First, what all is on your chickens' day to day menu?
Second, I've been feeding my 2 layer girls and 1 roo Layer Crumbles mixed half and half with Cracked Corn for the cold part of the non-laying season. There's the every-other-day to once-weekly addition of any of the following: scratch, feather fixer, my own brekky leftovers.
If it's way cold here in Wisconsin I'll make them scrambled eggs in the morning.
Someone suggested the girls (not to mention the roo) don't need layer crumbles in the non-laying season. That opinion came from the schmuck who recently gave me two additional lice-infested and underweight hens. (Yes they are quarantined and everyone who is a chicken on our property is getting dusted weekly for a while, etc, etc.) Even though Sir Schmuck hasn't kept them in good stead, he still has me wondering about that layer feed in wintertime.
So I ask you to tell me your thoughts, backyard chickie enthusiasts! I've gotten into a routine and it's time to take a step back and make sure it's a healthy one for my cute little 5 birdie flock.
Thank you so much
Second, I've been feeding my 2 layer girls and 1 roo Layer Crumbles mixed half and half with Cracked Corn for the cold part of the non-laying season. There's the every-other-day to once-weekly addition of any of the following: scratch, feather fixer, my own brekky leftovers.
If it's way cold here in Wisconsin I'll make them scrambled eggs in the morning.
Someone suggested the girls (not to mention the roo) don't need layer crumbles in the non-laying season. That opinion came from the schmuck who recently gave me two additional lice-infested and underweight hens. (Yes they are quarantined and everyone who is a chicken on our property is getting dusted weekly for a while, etc, etc.) Even though Sir Schmuck hasn't kept them in good stead, he still has me wondering about that layer feed in wintertime.
So I ask you to tell me your thoughts, backyard chickie enthusiasts! I've gotten into a routine and it's time to take a step back and make sure it's a healthy one for my cute little 5 birdie flock.
Thank you so much