- Jun 26, 2013
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We find that Southern States laying crumbles work great to supplement our free range hens.
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I get my feed from the local feed store, called Floradale Feed Mill
Should I switch to layer feed then for all of mine? Since the pullets are at laying age, even though they won't lay during the winter probably?
We free range from dawn to dusk, plus have free choice oyster shells. The layers go through a ton of shell, I fill up the little feeder dish like once a week. (I think it's supposed to be a rabbit chow feeder, but it works perfectly!) I also have several feeders set up with a local brand of layer pellet (Cenex). They mow through it at an unbelievable rate in the winter, not so much in the summer. We rarely get snow though, so there's food for them year round on the ground. Some of my chickens live exclusively in our goat pasture, and roost up at night in the goats' barn. They've never had any feed at all, chick starter or otherwise, and they're doing great! Now if I could only find their eggs....
It honestly wasn't by choice, those chicks just fell in love with the goats. I kept chasing them and putting them with all the other chickens, but they just weren't having it!I feel ya on the egg finding thing. =(
I like the idea of chickens that roost with goats; now THAT's multi-tasking!!! lol