I have 10 barred rock hens, got them as a few day old chicks in march 2012 (paid up to get all pullets). Since we got these incredibly beautiful and pretty friendly biids (though April 25, 2013), we have gotten about 112 dozen eggs. The only folks living on our farm are my wife and myself, but...
My 10 barred rock hens, now about 25 weeks old, are laying to the tune of about four dozen a week. Interestingly, three of the eggs laid over the past two day are fully and completely "jumbos," and don't fit into my large egg cartons. Most eggs laid over the last week have been medium to...
I got 10 barred rock hens at Tractor Supply on March 2nd, and on July 21st the first three eggs came in. Can't tell which hens laid the egges, but it was nice to see egg production started.
Aside from layer crumble, the girls get bread crumbs, cut up zucchini, cut up tomatoes, and sunflower...