I have 22 week old Wyandottes and RIRs that still haven't started laying. They have everything they need...layer pellets started at 16 weeks, oyster shell at 18, plenty of extra protein and green scraps. The birds are clearly eating well and look very healthy. Temps have started to cool off...
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My birds are now 17-18 weeks old so they've been on layer feed for a couple of weeks now. I just gave them their first free feed taste of oyster shell and they ate all of it, which is where the question comes in. I put about a cup to cup and a half in a feeding bowl near the water so they...
Kidding! But now I’m wondering if I have a rooster. These are 15 weeks old, and until now I had no doubt of the sex of these babies I’ve raised. Last week, one of them got a little pushy with me and today it let out 2 yells, like it was trying to crow but still sounded very “hen-like”. I’ve...
I "inherited" 6 hens and a rooster when a family moved away and couldn't take their flock. They adjusted just fine and I was getting 4-5 eggs per day (1 hen is old and fat, and is just our Big Mama). Then I had 2 hens die over a couple of weeks due to some sort of attack--maybe neighbors dog...