Last week, In preparation for integrating my 4- 1 year old layers to the three -7 week old chicks I switched from a layer pellet to a grower crumble and free choice oyster shells. Since then egg production had dropped from 3-4 each day down to 2\day. Thoughts? Food label pictured.
I just bought these birds last night from a backyard breeder. My husband said they had maybe 40 birds in 2 smallish pens that they were raising and selling. We noticed that the lower beak on one is way longer than the upper beak. The other hen is much less pronounced difference. Were these birds...