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After 4 years of using laying crumbles I changed to laying pellets of the exact same brand. They took awhile before they wanted to eat them real good and DID quit laying for about 4 days but...they now eat the pellets out of my automatic feeder but seem to eat it real slow. ALSO they still spill...

I have kept my chickens on TSC laying crumbles for 3 years with great results and egg production but...am having trouble with feed breaking down in bags. QUESTION: how much "shock" should my flock feel if I change from granule to pellet in the same brand feed? How long should pellets last verses...

I have been using Tractor supply Co. granule HEN feed in 50# bags for over 3 years with no problems. I'm in deep East Texas and it has been hitting the 100's already. I have ALWAYS bought 2 bags at a time and keep it stored in my shop where I keep classic cars. It is NOT climate controlled but...

I picked up my feeder in the coop couple days ago and a tiny "field" mouse came running out. One of my 3 year old Domonique grabbed it by the head and started running around with it. 6 white leghorns and one other Domonique franticly chased her around trying to take it from her. They actually...

I only have 2 domonique hens and 6 white leghorns. they are all about 4-5 years old now. My domoniques have not laid in 6 weeks and my white leghorns are laying only 1-2 a day. can I stop feeding expensive laying feed now and maybe just feed them scratch? Looks like they are just going to become...

I have mostly white leghorns and will be starting their third year laying. they presently are recovering from their 1st molt but...My feed prices are going up! I have been using Lone Star Brand 18% protein and they love it. 50# sack has gone to $19 a bag from around $14. I can find much cheaper...

About 2 weeks ago my white leghorns started moulting and out of nine birds I am lucky if I get one egg a day! I went 4 days straight with NO EGGS!! Bad timing right here before Thanksgiving. How long will this go on? They didnt molt last year. These birds might be 3 years old now. My 2 domonique...

Birds are about 2 years old and laying well. I have always left a bowl of grit and a seperate bowl of oyster shell out 24 hours a day. In last 2-3 months they hardly touch the grit but will eat the shell like candy most of the time. Shells on eggs are very good and strong. white leghorns mostly...

very strange happening in my nesting boxes. I have 6 white leghorns and 3 Domaniques. All are about 2 years old now and lay very well. recently they started laying only about 5-6 a day instead of the usual 9. thought it was the heat or molting. Thought I might have a snake even though I have not...

Just yesterday 3 of my nine hens (pullets) laid eggs on the ground instead of up in their coop where the nests are. They have NEVER layed on the ground before! What caused this? I must say it did look like it was all my domoniques and none of my 6 whiteleghorns?

I have never owned domonique chickens and collected their eggs before. I have 6 white leghorn pullets that lay 6 eggs almost every day. Most of them are in the 2 1/4 ounce range which is a LARGE egg at least. I am really surprised that my domoniques eggs are so small! They average from 1 1/2...

Today was a milestone. First day I got 2 brown eggs from my 3 young domoniques but...one of my whiteleghorn pullets dropped a "bomb" on me today. Most of my whiteleghorn eggs have been 2 ounces to a rare jumbo 2 1/2 ounce but today I got a THREE AND ONE HALF OUNCE EGG!!! It's huge. No doubt it...

My birds are digging a good many holes for dusting beds. How can I designate a area just for that and how many do I need for 9 birds? How big and what to put in them?

My 6 white leghorns have been laying for several months now but my 3 domoniqus are just now getting old enough to lay. My 3 nests are at one end of the coop and my leghorns always use the nests. But...yesterday while cleaning out shavings I found 3 soft shell eggs on the opposite far end of the...

I have 6 white leghorns that are 7 months old so roughly 28 weeks old. I got my 1st egg from them back on Sept.22nd and have been getting eggs every since! I think they were exactly 19 weeks old. I get 5-6 eggs from these 6 birds every day and they are ALL Large or Extra Large except... every...

I recently installed one of the "red bowl" type automatic gamebird fount from Little Giant.Proffesional farm grade #2500 model. Waters up to 175 birds. This is the type that has a valve core like a tire in it to regulate pressure and water level. I have all water lines leading to it underground...

Everything going good with my pullets and am getting 4-6 eggs every day from 6 white leghorns. My 3 domoniques still aren't laying but 2 of them are getting bigger and redder combs now. I believe they are about 21 weeks and the leghorns are about 27 weeks. Anyway, I was told here to put out grit...

My 3 domoniques are 16 weeks old today and are not laying yet. With my 6 white leghorns it was easy to watch their combs grow and turned BRIGHT red when they were ready to start laying. The domoniques show very little comb in comparison. What should the comb look like as they approach laying...

Even though I THINK I have my coop clean and have changed the shavings and hay I still have a pretty strong ammonia smell! I just purchased a 25 pound bag of PDZ horse stall refresher. It says safe to use with sheep,goats,dogs,cats, and birds. But...will my chickens eat it and is it harmful to...

My 6 white leghorn pullets are 23 weeks old yesterday. About a week ago I was getting at least 5 eggs daily. Two days in a row I got 6 eggs! About one week ago I changed them to Laying granuals instead of the grower they were on. Is that why they dropped to 3-4 eggs a day and now down to only 2...