He gave me 4 simple suggestions:
1. Put a radio inside the coop with them so they get use to human voices and believe it or not - it also soothes them. He suggested a soft style of music. I did this and since I'm from East Texas I figured my chickens liked country music; which they did, but...
I want to thank everyone here who assisted in answering my question - which is nobody. I got assistance from a local professor at our state university who specializes in poultry. His advice worked 100% and was instant in egg production - one day! I can say this because my neighbor has the...
Hello to all of you!!! I am new to the BYC life-style, our family raised cattle and hogs as I was growing up. Anyway, this is my problem:
I bought some 8 month old RIR's (six of them) from a local feed supplier a week ago. I was told it could take 3-4 days before the flock starts laying and...