I actually put the oyster shells into a container by themselves and she laid a NORMAL EGG TODAY! I add crickets and meal worms to the scratch fingers crossed! :) nice large brown egg. Got a nice LG brown egg yesterday too!
I am going to put oyster shells into a different container and let them pick at it that way. I do give them scratch and started mixing oyster shells in with the scratch. :) thank you!
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So this morning after not getting any eggs on Friday or Saturday, I received 1 rubbery egg and 1 LG brown egg from my 1 chicken who is laying. Does this happen a lot with ISA Browns that just started laying? She's been laying these kinds of eggs since she started laying which was...
Tractor Supply gave us 1 bag of starter feed & then they were outside getting layer crumble, per Tractor Supply and what they told us. So for 6 weeks they got starter and then switched to Layer Crumble..
We have shorter days now. Sun used to be up at 430-5 and now isn't up till about 530-6 and used to go downat 8, now its set by 630-7 and will get shorter.
I was told to just give them Layer Pellets when they start laying. And I want to make sure i am giving them the best food (organic) at the...
Some of my Hens are not close. 1 is laying (not loyally because she just started last week), and another one is going to start soon (she starts to crouch when I get near her lol, and her comb and waddles are big like the one who is laying now). The others are a bit behind 😂. I just want my...
Tractor Supply gave us 1 bag of starter feed & then they were outside getting layer crumble, per Tractor Supply and what they told us. So for 6 weeks they got starter and then switched to Layer Crumble..
Hi! Thank you for the welcome! I am located in MA! The Purina Organic Crumble is 16% protein. I will grab another feeder to put only oyster shells into! Thank you! Its been chilly recently as we are heading into fall.