I recently built a better bigger coop for my chickens this winter, I'm in Wiscasset, it's not insulated and doesn't have electricity, it's 6x8 with 2 vents on 2 sides up high to keep it dry, I took my time with it and did it nice something I wish I had done with the first one. It can be...
Regarding coop design, I built my coop about 18 inches up off the ground to keep it dry and to allow the chickens a place to get shade in the summer, before i built it i researched a lot about doors in the floor of the coop, i didn't find a whole lot of pics or info on it, i put a door in the...
Ya, I would think that with the extra calcium in layer feed it could build up in the systems because they aren't laying yet. Not sure about the sunflower seed.
Be careful of Blackhead, it's a pretty potent disease turkeys can get from chickens. Read the label on the bag of feed to see when you should feed that specific feed to that animal, you shouldn't start feeding young hens layer pellets until they are laying or close to it.