Recent content by tmiddel

Thanks for all of the advice. I went home last night and made a warm mash up for them and they loved it! We have also been worrying about hydration during the winter so this should help. Thankfully we're on on the short side of winter now with spring around the corner

I had been reading that pellets are a good option to reduce wastage and prevent selective feeding. I'll have to check if our co-op here sells organic pellets or not. We have oyster shell out as well, so pelleted flock raiser may be a good option if we can get it. We still have a couple of bags...

Hi folks, New to the chicken hobby here, we began taking care of six hens in September (4 Jersey Giants and 2 Brahma's) and so far they have all survived a relatively cold winter here in Ontario. They began laying for us on winter solstice day and have been pretty consistent since then. Last...