I have 6 young chicks they now free range 6 to 8 hours a day. My concern is that they are hardly eating their starter feed any more, maybe about 2 cups worth a day. They all look healthy and are growing like crazy. Do you think they are getting enough of what they need nutritionally from the yard?
I have been online looking for good organic recipes.....I found a few but they called for split pea and lentils. I read some where on BYC that you shouldn't feed you chickens dried beans is that true for lentils?
Hi, i am new to this (just3 weeks), everything is going well. But about 3 days ago the wild birds started hanging around with my chicken when they free range. How do I stop that? Or is it ok. The wild birds are sparrows and doves. Any ideas?
Hi, I am Lj. This is my first time raising chicken. I have always want to but my hubby was not too sold on the idea. Then along came grandkids... Who can say no to them?? Grandad ( my hubby ) relented and even went all the way to Mesa to pick up a chicken coop. The grandkids painted it and got...