My three easter egger are not laying they were born April 25 2013. They are in a coop with a light on to make up for the shorter days. They are let out about 4:30pm almost every day. All the other young hens are laying even the younger ones than EE. They were a little stressed with all the...
I gave my young hens warm oatmeal-applesauce mash with mill worms. It's cold outside and I like to give them a treat. I try to keep them happy because i like eggs in the nest boxes.
I feed Nutrena Nature Wise Layer 16% pellets. I am new to chickens. Do I need to feed scratch or corn? I feed them Nature Wise scratch in the yard or run. They get about 3 cups of scratch for 25 chickens. Is corn better than scratch? What is the diffrence in them? Also when is it best to feed...
I gave my chickens an apple. I put it on the THING ON THE STRING. I saw the THING ON A STRING on someones post. I made mine out of a clothes line wire and an eye hook. They love it.....Last week they got green bean plants. They ate a fifty-five gallon bag full in three days. I try to let my...
I got some 5 gallon corn syrup buckets and cut the lids out. The lids snap on tight but i still wrapped them in duck tape. I have 3 like this, I have two made out of cat litter pails for my three smaller hens. The girls love them. I also bolted them on so i can take them out a wash if needed.