Jellycat
Hatching
- Apr 15, 2015
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Has anyone been at this crossroads? We purchased three chicks last May and raised them strictly for their egg production. That was our sole purpose in having them. We of course think they're funny and enjoy watching them mill about the yard but they weren't meant to be pets forever.
We are at a crossroads. Only one of the chickens is successfully laying an egg everyday which is our Silver Wyandotte. The Leghorn lays an egg every so often but its shell is completely gritty like sandpaper and the eggs themselves are extremely tough to crack. We aren't even sure we should be eating them. The Barred Rock has become broody from what we've researched. She sits in the nest boxes, creates a whole hour plus of noisy ruckus and never lays.
We have tried offering oyster shell separately, and we feed them quality organic layer. We let them free range when we're out back with them, and have a great automatic water/feeder system in place so that no one should ever be dehydrated or hungry.
In our area, it is illegal to cull chickens, and honestly we don't really want to do that. What is our next option? Does anyone have any sound advice for us? The expense doesn't seem to outweigh the gains anymore.
I appreciate anyone's time to help me with this issue.
We are at a crossroads. Only one of the chickens is successfully laying an egg everyday which is our Silver Wyandotte. The Leghorn lays an egg every so often but its shell is completely gritty like sandpaper and the eggs themselves are extremely tough to crack. We aren't even sure we should be eating them. The Barred Rock has become broody from what we've researched. She sits in the nest boxes, creates a whole hour plus of noisy ruckus and never lays.
We have tried offering oyster shell separately, and we feed them quality organic layer. We let them free range when we're out back with them, and have a great automatic water/feeder system in place so that no one should ever be dehydrated or hungry.
In our area, it is illegal to cull chickens, and honestly we don't really want to do that. What is our next option? Does anyone have any sound advice for us? The expense doesn't seem to outweigh the gains anymore.
I appreciate anyone's time to help me with this issue.