Is it cheaper in the long run to hatch chicks yourself then buying? I know you have more of a chance getting rooster since the chicks you get @ the feed store are already sexed?
Their food has 17% protein. How high of protein do you feed them when their moulting?
I have NHR,RIR,EE,BSL
I have birds that I got end of Winter/spring of 2015, 2016 &
2017
What are the correct breeds?
What chicken feed do you recommend? I'm giving them 17 % protein now & their food has grit already in the food. Plus I do add oyster shell as well. So I'm not to late if I add a light right now? It won't hurt the health of the chicken? Does the light mess up their moulting?
I have had 2 chickens hurt legs because getting off or on perch. Is there a better way to have your perch so they don't get injured? I have a ladder for them to get up. But not sure if they use it. My perch is 3 ft off the ground.
we are getting mid to high 80's now the weather has cooled off. But during the summer I was getting 4-7 eggs with the hot weather. But its cooled down in the mid 80's to high 80's. With the weather cooler I thought I would be getting more eggs. I love in nothern ca. I have a batch of hens that's...