My hens have now turned 18 weeks and should start laying soon. Since I'm a newbie to hen raising (and BYC) I was looking for some suggestions on which feed to switch them to...The breeders I bought the pullets from said to stick with DuMor layer and mix in oyster shell and grit, and DuMor is...
Myself my wife and our 3 y/o son decided last week to purchase a few laying hens and did. (2 barred rock, 1 buckeye, 1 red star) All is well there after the first week and I am now entering the process of building a coop for these ladies. Living in central NY where the temps go down into the...