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    Increase egg size

    I have heard that the most significant element in increasing egg production and egg size is percent of protein in hens diets. I got two Buff Orpington hens at 5 month of age 3 months ago. Apha started laying two weeks and Beta started laying 4 weeks after I got them. They were being fed a...
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    Grit size

    Hi rubyrouge.... You can find their website ncgranite.com....select Product Catalogs...and select Grit Mailer. You can read about their Gran-I-Grit products. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area...and I was very concerned about my Ladies showing signs of crop impacting. I was so impressed...
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    Is it okay for chickens to be addictive to grit?

    According to NC Granite, layers should eat 1/6 to 1/3 pounds of grit a month per hen. The real granite (Gran-I-Grit) size for Layers is 3/16" to 5/16" (Developer-Layer Size). They also say that undersized grit will be be passed thru the gizzard with minimal effect on grinding up food with the...
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    Grit size

    Hi rubyrogue.... According to NC Granite who sells Gran-I-Grit (real granite grit), the Developer-Layer size grit (good after seven weeks of age) is 3/16" to 5/16". On their website they say that too small sized grit will be past thru the gizzard and will not function to grind up the food...
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    How much should I feed 2-3 chickens a day?

    I have two Buff Orpington hens that have been laying for two months. I feed them 50% (by weight) Purina Layena well mixed with 50% Purina Flock Raiser. I track their feed consumption very carefully....they are free-choice fed and consume 0.25 pounds per hen per day. They are also free-choice...
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    How much feed per chicken?

    I will provide you with my experience.....I have two Buff Orpington Ladies. They both are eating a free choice of a mixture of 50% Purina Layena and 50% Purina Flock Raiser (which provides an 18% protein level). They have been laying for two months and they are currently laying an average of...
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    What About Fig And Pluot Tree Bedding Chips

    I have heard of using cedar chips for chicken bedding. I have a large Fig Tree and three Pluot (Hybrid Plum and Apricot) Trees. I just finished trimming them and decided to use my Chipper/Shredder to make the trimming into potential bedding chips. I am sun drying the chips currently and I...
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    My Egg Laying Machine Buff Orpington

    I have to share this.... As my first venture into chicken raising, I bought two 16 week old Buff Orpington hens just before New Years. They were beautiful young ladies. Three weeks later the first BO laid her first egg. She then laid two 3 day clusters (3 eggs...in 3 days...then a day off)...
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    Grit....Needed Or Not...Where Can I Get It?

    I have two Buff Orpington 4-month old hens. I do not free range them and they don't have access to dirt. I am feeding them a 50/50 mixture of Purina Chick Starter/and Flock Raiser. The question is ....do I need to feed them Grit...and where can I get it? The local feed stores only sell...
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    Feeding Hens....14 to 20 weeks old

    Thank you for the information.... I appreciate your input. The Flock Raiser over Layena was news to me. Stan
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    Feeding Hens....14 to 20 weeks old

    I have just acquired two Buff Orpington 4 month old hens and these are my first chickens. They were being fed Purina Layer Crumbles. My question is what do you feed during the 14 week to 20 week age. If I understand it correctly, Chick Starter should be fed until 14 weeks old and Layer...
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    Gotta love those Buff Orps!

    Hi hinkjc.... I am a new member of the forum and I find your Buff Oringtons beautiful..... Stan
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    Hello

    Hello... I am a new member to this forum. I am ready to start my flock....in the San Francisco Bay Area...and would like to get two Buff Orpington (point of laying) hens. Does anyone have any suggestions on "how to" get them??? Stan
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