sounds like the same weather we are having here in N.C., our flock is getting the same ration as yours with the exception of adding 50%cracked corn,50%oats, and then adding this to layer crumbles and all of ours are doing fine, so i think you are on the right track, we've done this ration for...
yes, quite sure about the protein content, north carolina state university school of agriculture tested it corn was @7.6% protein, oats were at 9% protein, the blend of the 2 was at 16.6%, oats and corn were tested seperately and then a sample of blended, ground feed was tested also, and i had...
i have my own hammermill that i use to grind feed for my cows, have been mixing 50%oats, 50% corn for cow feed. i sent some off and had it protien tested and it came back @ 16.6%, i was just wondering if this is enough protein for layer feed, i know most commercial layer is around 18%. the...
Had a gold comet go broody and hatch 11 biddies, father was Buff Orphington, any one know what i can expect laying wise? Also hatched some barred rocks crossed with the buff roo wonder about these also? Thanks in advance
Wtb some RIR hens, chicks or hatching eggs from good stock within reasonable driving distance of graham, n.c., not interestd in haveing any thing shipped, would prefer to pickup (not a big fan of shipping).. please post reply here or email to [email protected]
not sure if this is the right place to ask or not, but here goes, i was thinking of crossing my buff orphington roo with some gold comet hens, wonder if my cross will make a decent layer, or what about a barred rock hen w/ buff orphington roo? any help on what i may come up with it appreciated...
Mostly Pioneer corn, oats, not sure on variety, can find out for you if you like, qtys on oats are around 500 bushels, on corn not sure still harvesting but somewhere around 2,000 to 2500 bushels available
I wrote about this a while back, we are small farm in alamance county n.c., we raise our own corn and are offering it for sale, whole $8.00 for 50 lbs, cracked for $9.00 for 50lbs and we also have oats that we can run through the mill that are available whole or partly crushed for the same...
I would use cyspress (sp) it is native to the south east and has high rot resistance. If you would like i can try to find some redwood and get you a price on running into tounge and groove, i deal with most all the whole sale lumber suppliers on the eastern seaboard and have equip to run touge...
Does any one know of someone in central N.C. sells hovabator incubators, and accessories? looking for someone who stocks them, or does every one just order them over the web? thanks in advance
thanks rebel cowboy, i watched your video (followed your directions) thats how i got this far, btw thank you for putting up such good information to strangers. i modified the wht to your specs and it works great, i was just wondering what is your failure rate on the bulbs? i think it would be...