Thank you bruceha2000 & KieksterChicken for your comments I agree leaving real eggs inside the nest boxes to encourage other hens to use the boxes increases the chances of teaching chickens bad habits of eating eggs and I also understand it can make a hen go broody and that is also bad, that is...
Thanks for the comment, I'm not really worried about the eggs going bad in the nest box this time of the year its colder with temps around 45*-60* Fahrenheit in the coop and since the eggs are not rinsed they have that protective bloom coating and they can last days or even weeks if i wanted to...
Correct me if I'm wrong but at 5 1/2 months shouldn't the cockerel start to have spurs as that would be the simplest defining factor for if he/she is a pullet? I had a Australorp we named Pete because we thought he was a male but surprise at 5 1/2 months it was the first one of my girls to...
I didn't read all 21 pages from this thread but I had a question maybe some one can answer. So one of my chickens has started laying pullet eggs so far 8 eggs in 8 days, so my question is this do you know if leaving an egg or few eggs in the nest box will encourage my other girls to use the...
Got my first egg today from my 5 month 15 day old pullet it's so cute.
Didn't expect her to start laying this late in fall when it was cold and raining.
I'm super happy today my 5 month and 15 day old pullet Penelope laid her first egg it was 3/4 the size of a store bought egg but I'm proud. It was unexpected being its late fall and was very cold last night and raining.
I'm super happy today my 5 month and 15 day old pullet Penelope laid her first egg it was 3/4 the size of a store bought egg but I'm proud. It was unexpected being its late fall and was very cold last night and raining.
http://www.aquaticbiologists.com/bacteria--enzymes/clean-pond-bacteria-block
This seems like a good place to start but I would do some extensive research before using any beneficail bacteria or enzymes to be assured there will be no harsh affects on your ducks before using anything.
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I also feed my girls wet warm oatmeal, and they love it. Only reason I add hot water and let it sit to cool is because, I know they are gluttons and will stuff themselves if given the opportunity, I dont want them to fill up to much with dry oats and have it swell inside there Crop or stomach...