Recent content by willrev

There is a nice hatchery in Wake Forest, NC near Falls Lake. Look them up online. Little Birdie Hatchery. My birds we bought there are over a year old and very healthy. They have thrived in Granville County, NC even this winter with the cold weather we have been having. They have lots of breeds...

Hey, existing flock of seven is almost a year old. They are molting here in the cold in NC. Not laying except one or two birds. I got two more juveniles that are coop ready and put them in at dusk. They have been chased back into the coop again and again. Not sure what to do. Any suggestions...

Don't do what I did. I used the two inch thick foil backed foam insulation under the roof and gable ends in the coop. My coop is not tall. Maybe four feet from floor to ceiling. Well, I put a permanent heat lamp in the ceiling with wires in conduit so they would not chew them. Put the foil...

Thanks. The straw is in the run, not in the house. The house has pine shavings.

I have been having the same problem and I WAS using Purina layena crumbles. I went back to Southern States feed. But still noticing the off tasting like the coop smells eggs - musty taste. They are not free range but in a run. I keep it raked out and put down straw to absorb anything. We keep...

I searched the forum and most say this is a feed issue. The chickens just started laying reliably. I have changed feed a few times. Mostly fed them Purina layena crumbles without the omega 3. I have tried Southern States which is a bit cheaper $14 for a 50pound bag. It has omega and marigolds.I...