Thanks for the tips for if they get picky with pellets! I planned on just adding pellets to the top of the feeder and they will just work their way out of crumbles to getting pellets. And they have been more vocal, but I attributed it to me starting to regularly give treats. They used to...
Well just wanted to give an update. I went to local feed store (Theisens) last night and ended up with 2 bags of Nutrena Naturewise All Flock Feed.
Search through the bags became simple. I wanted to try a pellet to cut down on waste and minimum of 18% protein, lower calcium preferred, no...
Ended up getting Blu-Kote after a chicken fell into a cinder block used for a step into the coop and tore her wing up pretty good. She spent a long time in a wire dog crate (larger for a lab-retriever) inside the coop healing so the other chickens would leave her alone. Filled the cinder block...
Ok, to clarify my local feed supply is Theisens--so I do have a few more options, but would have to check. I want to be able to get one that is locally stock so I don't have to have it shipped there every time I need feed--convenience.
So if I'm understanding correctly from the posts above I...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes--July 11, 2017
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? (3) What breeds do you have?
I have 9 girls:
3 Silver Wyandotte
2 Colombian Wyandotte
3 Buff Orphingtons
1 Australorp
(4) How did you find out about...
First off, just wanted to say thanks to the community. Needed a therapy project last winter and my lil ones, two 8 yrs olds wanted more pets--So I embarked down the rabbit hole of chicken keeping. Needless to say I have an 8x8 coop that will probably outlast my house along with an 8x16 foot...