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We have been mixing it 7 parts feed 1 part cracked corn .the measurement tool is a large coffee can. To this mixture I add about 1/2 lb of the shell . But also have some shell in a dish. I mix it in large quantities because I am away from home for a few days at a time and pre mixing it makes...

I have them on a 24% protein with cracked corn and oister shell. I feed it wet 1 time a day and I also have dry crumble and cracked corn available around the clock.

The rooster is in his own coop because he was eating eggs. We only have them together so they can mate then he goes back in his own coop. For some reason he likes to eat eggs if we Leave them together

Thanks for all the information. Since I have posted here last time we have taken on a 10 mo rir roo and a mating pair of br also 10 mo we have the roosters separated and the bared rock hen has laid 5 eggs but her roo ate one . Bad news but it was put in his own coop so we can hatch a clutch...

Looking for a friendly rooster. Either rir. White leghorn or welsummer around a year old .

Thank you very much

Can someone please help me find a page for central Texas swap ? I will greatly appreciate it.

I'm just west of cameron about 3 miles in Petibone we have gotten 5.8 inches in 2 days . Coop is taking on water sooo looks like we're going to clean out the chips and add a couple of tons of sand then more chips

We originally got the chickens for the eggs . The eggs we can't handle we will give them to the grandparents. Un needed chickens will either be sold or stewed. I apologize for the misunderstood information earlier 31 chickens total.

My apologies 31 total. The ideal 236 is a breed of leghorn created by ideal poultry. Ideal poultry is a local hatchery here

I was wanting to know how long I should wait until I should try to hatch a clutch to keep the flock going? We have 15 rir. 6 ideal 236 (leghorn hybrid ) 6 nhr. 3 welsummer and a speckled Sussex all pullets as far as I know . They range in age from 3-7 weeks.. I don't want to hatch to many at...

Did the same thing to my wife. She asked for leghorn pullets and they gave her Cornish rocks. To her defense they were very similar until they were 2 weeks old

Congratulations. And hope all are healthy.

Lol I can relate I went in to get 6 pullet and ended up with 4 dozen after several trips to the feed store . It is the wife's fault for sure. After giving some away we are down to 26. I think she is finally happy

Nice size of coop and run