We are on the hunt for a champion Blue Australorp rooster that is true to breed. Located in Tennessee, but we'll travel for the right roo!! Any leads?
Thank you!!:frow
They were all laying hens, all about 1 year old. We gave them scraps about every other day, eggs/eggshells to add calcium almost daily, and we provide tucker milling show flock developer feed (which is good for a mixed flock with geese, etc.). I've been tossing a LOT of scratch lately to get...
What brands do y'all use to add iodine to your flocks daily diet, and how much/day? Just processed some older chickens today and found we have tan livers - we did have some fat, so it's either fatty livers or soil and feed completely depleted of iodine.
Thank you so much for your reply! We are feeding Tucker Milling Show Flock Developer, which is a feed for growing chickens, ducks, geese, etc.! Her hocks do not look enlarged and I will try out the vitamin B!
About 2 days ago I noticed a young hen (just about 8 weeks), choosing to stay inside the coop instead of roaming with the group. She seems to be alert, her poo is excellent, and will eat anything you put in front of her face, but once she stands up she's very quick to position herself to sitting...
My husband and I are going fully organic with our chickens and are currently using Mile Four organic feed (no soy, no corn).
Of course, it's a pretty penny to maintain the cost of the feed, and I saw some cheaper organic feeds on the market WITH corn/soy, so the question is...
If you're pro...