Thank you for the advice. I do have a few Red Stars and Hylines. Maybe for my next batch of chicks I will get Red or Black Sex Links. I was also wanting an easy way to identify different age of my hens and was thinking having each batch of chicks be a different color, so this should...
I was thinking about raising chicks from hens also. I don't want to cage them, but I don't see any other way for the breeds to not mix, since all of my chickens are free-range. Are the cockerels chicks mostly given away for free?
The hens that I have over 2 years of age are my White Leghorns and they are my best layers still. I can easily check production levels by counting number of white eggs. I know my brown egg count is down compared to the number of brown egg layers I have. The ladies that are laying brown eggs...
The hens that I am not happy with their laying are the new ladies to the flock. I was told they were born in spring 2013. They are Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons and I believe Plymouth Rocks. I have had them over a month now. I expected them to not lay for a few weeks to get used the...
Thank you for response!
I to am waiting on (20) 22 week only ladies to begin laying medium or large eggs and just got (20) chicks a few days ago. Getting about 4 or 5 eggs a day from my young ladies now. They are Pee Wee or Small eggs and most customers don't want them. Lucky that one of my...
Hello BYC in Kansas!
Raising free-range hens from Holton, Ks.
Interested in joining in on conversation about free-range hens.
Thank you for reading!
J&L Poultry Farm
Jason Hill
Thank you for your responses!!
I have got my hands full and I feel so, so bad that I can't provide the eggs my customers want. I have been trying and trying to figure out how I can provide them with more eggs with out breaking my bank account. It is a terrible feeling to say, "sorry I...
Hello Backyard Chickens and friends!
We have been raising and selling eggs for about 2 years. We free-range our ladies and sell their eggs to the local neighborhood. Currently we have about 60 ladies and 20 soon to be laying ladies.
Currently do not have enough eggs for the demand! Could...