Tillowacres
Hatching
- Feb 23, 2020
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Hi, and I join you in being a newbie to the BYC forum. ...and new flock owner as well. My lovely ladies are now 5 months and I'm just now beginning to experience the thrill and reward of my first eggs. Seems so far from last September when first receiving those tiny chicks, wondering if I knew what the heck I was doing. Lol.
Raising w/organic practices are important to me, and I sincerely appreciate Ridgerunner's post. We all will want to follow what makes it the best fit for our needs. My feed of choice is New Country Organics.
https://www.newcountryorganics.com/
I used their Starter up to 8 weeks, switching to their Grower/Broiler til week 16. Now, I have them on their Unmilled Classic Layer. I order 2-50 lb bags about once a month. The grind date is always the week prior to receiving the feed so I and the ladies (12) are extremely satisfied with their feed/formula. Have never used pellet form so can't speak to their pellet feed.
I don't use scratch, but do hang sprigs of oregano 4-5 times a week, if nights dip below 20 (in NW Ohio), I'll give them 2-3 cups of cooked steel-cut oates around sunset. Started this around 12-14 weeks of age. They are limited to staying inside a large coop (10x26) for now but once warmer weather comes, will open them up to the farmstead grounds. ...well minus the gardens.
Much success to you, and know you'll be experiencing great fun and delicious eggs very soon!
Raising w/organic practices are important to me, and I sincerely appreciate Ridgerunner's post. We all will want to follow what makes it the best fit for our needs. My feed of choice is New Country Organics.
https://www.newcountryorganics.com/
I used their Starter up to 8 weeks, switching to their Grower/Broiler til week 16. Now, I have them on their Unmilled Classic Layer. I order 2-50 lb bags about once a month. The grind date is always the week prior to receiving the feed so I and the ladies (12) are extremely satisfied with their feed/formula. Have never used pellet form so can't speak to their pellet feed.
I don't use scratch, but do hang sprigs of oregano 4-5 times a week, if nights dip below 20 (in NW Ohio), I'll give them 2-3 cups of cooked steel-cut oates around sunset. Started this around 12-14 weeks of age. They are limited to staying inside a large coop (10x26) for now but once warmer weather comes, will open them up to the farmstead grounds. ...well minus the gardens.
![Winking face :wink: 😉](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
Much success to you, and know you'll be experiencing great fun and delicious eggs very soon!