Recent content by Lisa Foss

I got 5 eggs from 15 hens :(

Mine lay their eggs in the NW corner of the coop. I have 4 nesting boxes that they sleep in, but won't lay in. I've done the golf ball thing, but everyone lays their eggs in that corner. I've resigned myself to gathering eggs there. Staying warm in Marilla, NY with my 15 chickens of...

She looks like my red stars. Mine were born May 2010. Started laying at 5 mos of age. I began feeding layer mash at 4 mos of age. No lights in coop, but they still lay everyday. Have a translucent(old shower door) door facing east, so they get 9 hrs of daylight. She should be laying any...

I got 10 from 14 assorted hens- 2 speckled sussex, 2 buff orpingtons, 2 speckled-laced wyandottes, 2 barred rocks, 2 jersey giants, 1 black austrolorp, and 3 red stars. all quiet in snowy Marilla, NY

I raise sheep and have lots of scrap fleece, not good enough to send in for cleaning and roving. I was planning on using the fleece, covering it with tyvex then placing Luann over that. I know wool is a good insulator and the luann is nice and smooth so I don't anticipate any issues. I live...

I keep groups of 25. one group is outside at 4 weeks growing like weeds and another group is in the house from day old to 4 weeks

They don't run out of water, but the idea of feeding them once a day, after work, really appeals to me. Thanks for the advice on the 25lb feeder and 5 gal. waterer. I will go right out and purchase those:)

I didn't have any losses last year. I put 15 chickens in 1 pen and 10 chickens in the other pen. I leave for work at 6 am so they were fed and watered at 5:30 am. When I got home at 4pm, I fed and watered them again. I left the food and water in there until morning and did the same thing...

The ones I have for this year are 3" high x 18" across. I'll fill those right up and see how long it lasts when I have a day off work. I'll be able to guage how many pans I'll put in each pen. Last year, I used the red ones the TSC sells. I would fill up 2 per pen. Obviously, that was not...

I put out about 2 cups per bird and they ate until it was gone. They usually finished it in about an hour. This amount was given starting at about 5 weeks. Before that, it was slightly less. This year, I'm going to put out large pans filled to the top. I work full time and can't refill...

I raised cornish x last year for the 1st time. When I took them to the processor, he said I should have fed them more, a lot more. They were 3-4 lbs each after 10 weeks. I fed them 2 x a day and thought I was generous. I fed 20% protein chick starter/grower to them for the entire time. I...

Jaku, Thanks for all the information. It is very valuable to me, not just from a feeding standpoint of the birds, but for supply as well. I can now plan my feed purchases from the mill with this info. -Lisa

Thank you so much. I changed where I get my feed from tractor supply to a local grain mill. That already has saved me boat loads. I raise sheep and cattle too. I can get all my animal feed from this one mill. I am putting this into my "Chicken Folder" for further reference! Have a great day...

yes, I got my first group of 25 in early May, sent them at the end of June. 2nd group came in early June and sent them end of July. 3rd group came early July and sent them end of August. The heaviest bird was 4.25 lbs. I probably only had 3 of those out of batches. I couldn't find anything...

The cages are 2ft wide x 2 ft high 8 ft long. I put 15 birds in the cage. there is no wire on the bottom. They are on the ground to scratch. The wire is only on the sides and top. I use particle board with a rock on top to keep the cages from blowing over. It's very windy where I live all...