Wow I did not know that!
I have been feeding my laying hens Lay Mash ever since they were 18 weeks old however the lay mash that I use is made from: Black Sunflower seeds, rolled barley, whole sorghum, cracked corn, whole wheat, full fat soya bean meal, calgrit and molasses.
I get this in a...
Ok cool, Thanks a lot!
The reason I was wondering was because I also have a Faverolles and a Barnevelder that I bought at 5 weeks old and I've now had them for 6 weeks but they are still smaller than these 3
(about 2/3 size).
Can anyone help me to determine the age of these 3 chickens. According to what the breeder told me the Sussex and Blue Leghorn should be 9 weeks now and the Rhode Island Red should be a few weeks older than that, but I'm not sure if that's right?
Blue Leghorn:
Sussex...
Hi everyone, I'm up in Queensland and I've got a small mixed flock of 6 chickens (Australorp, Lohmann Brown, White Leghorn, Salmon Faverolles, Barnevelder and Araucana).
3 of my girls are laying and we're currently collecting almost 1 double yolk a week from my white leghorn - 'Namira'.
My...