Thanks for all the advice and I'll incorporate these practices now. I'll view scratch as I do sodas for my son: doesn't get them except on very special occasions! Super cute idea on the stockings! Appreciate your time to respond.
Wow, those links are fabulous resources! Thank you so much for sending them out.
Yes, she is a new layer. I have a mixture of scratch grains, black oil sunflower and a 20% egg producer feed that my local feed store makes. They love the scratch grains and sunflower seeds. Haven't gone...
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Attached is a photo of an egg I found today from my Ameraucana. There is a hole in the shell (doesn't appear to be pecked but rather formed that way) with the sack sealed off and the tab of the sack sticking out.
I found about five days ago an egg sack with no shell on the floor...
I'm not quite sure how to do this but I did want to reply to everyone that sent a note welcoming me to the site. What a warm welcome! I have attached a couple of photos of our chickens interacting with some deer and the chickens chowing down on some cracked pecans. Seems that everything loves...
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My husband and I are raising our five-year old son on the same farm where I was raised, wanting to provide my son with the experience of rural living, living off the land and being self-sufficient. We are in our second year with chickens and absolutely love them and all their unique...