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    Culling Hens: Who should stay?

    Long story short: I have a flock of 16 layers that will be 2 years old this coming March. Their first year laying, they did awesome. Spring of '12 they did well, but as it turned to summer, we had overcrowding and boredom issues which led to a host of other problems, including only getting...
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    Feeding more than one feed

    I currently have some young chicks in with my layers. I've always kept layer pellets before the hens at all times. We let them hatch out a few eggs, and when they did, I put a small feeder of chick starter out for them. The hens prefer the chick starter and won't touch the layer pellets, so I've...
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    Feeding more than one feed

    When feeding more than one feed to a group of chickens, is it better to mix the two in one feeder, or have 2 feeders, each with a different feed? I've read that mixing them together will cause the chickens to "sort" and eat what they want. However, I'm concerned that they would still just eat...
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    Laying hens eating medicated chick starter

    We have a couple chicks that were hatched via broody hen. Our 16 laying hens have free choice layer pellets and free-range during the day. I put down a small waterer and feeder with chick starter in it for the chicks. The chicks are doing great, eating and drinking. I was reading on another...
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