Our youngest flock ( hatched by two broodys ) one on 14 th of may/ 4 on 30th of june had been laying 4 eggs a day. Then we got 5 eggs a day for 6 days on tuesday I collected 5 eggs just after noon, when I checked on the girls just befor dark there were 2 more eggs. On wednsday I was unable to...
An older gent that runs a farm stand offered to buy a couple of my first broody's 13 week old roos to service 50 young layers he is raising. $4. per roo. Never thought of selling befor no idea what there worth.
Just let mama due her thing. I just had a first time broody hatch a clutch on the 14th. My hearing is bad so untill the little fuzz balls started popping out from under her I was a bit nerves. Now my only problem is when I need to service food and water. She barks they all run for cover then she...
What should my first time mama be fed after not eating for 3 weeks.
Right now she is getting 20% starter grower with her chicks. Should I be providing anything else?
What should my first time mama be fed after not eating for 3 weeks.
Right now she is getting 20% starter grower with her chicks. Should I be providing anything else?
My broody just hatched 5 out of 6. She didn't get off the nest untill day 18. no water or food. day 18 she took water but refused food back on the nest untill day21 She was clucking softly the next thing you know little fur balls started emerging from under her.
I have been getting an egg a day from each of my RSL's since they started laying a month ago. One skipped the day after laying A JUMBO double yoker.
My 2 RIR's and 4 WL's started laying in fits and starts 2 weeks ago Not sure my one BSL has started laying. 8 eggs once but the next day only 4...
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Now that they ar using them I may start raising them a little at a time untill ther back where I want them. I due have a piece of plywood at a 45 Degree angle on top of the boxes to keep them from roosting.
a sure fired way? locking her in the nesting box! LOL
I built 4 beautiful ( my opinion not the girls) nesting boxes in a partition wall 2 feet off the floor. with opening back panels so i could collect eggs without going in to the girls area. So they all decided they would all lay there eggs in...
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They arrived at TSC the day before I bought them. I always figured they hatched around the first of April.
Didn't know anything about production hybrids before we got these. I had wanted RIR's Knowing what I know now I would have gotten more. Serous little egg laying machines...
Our mixed flock has brown egg layers red sexlinks rir's black sexlink and white leghorns nine ladies 8 eggs yesterday no white eggs tan is as close to white as we get. Not complaining but curious due white leghorns not lay white eggs?
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amem,amen I keep hearing people feeding layers all sorts of feed other than laying feed read the bag total diet every thing a layer needs. extra oyster shell or ground up egg shell if there free range. lots of good treats.
But if you want eggs give then all the laying feed they can eat
:ya:ya Pretty neat when all the work is rewarded.
Someone posted the other day about his first egg cost $1000. Well it drops to $500 with the second one pretty soom they will almost be free LOL
Great posts. Wondered if others kept track.
Our mixed flock just hit 5 month yesterday. 2rsl's 2rir's 1bsl and 4wl's
total egg count 49 eggs for the last 7days
yesterday 8 eggs highest daily total