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I have 8 Barred Rock hens all just under 2 yrs old which just quit laying eggs. All last year up until December they were laying 7 to 8 eggs per day. Over the winter the production dropped to 1 to 2 eggs per day and then about a month ago I was getting 3 to 4 eggs per day. Then like a light...

I am in need of some guidance. I have 8 Barred Rock Hens which are 18 months old and are coming up on 1 year of laying. When they became of laying age I used the Tractor Supply layer feed which they loved. I have a homemade bucket feeder for the dry feed. About 6 or 8 months ago I switched...

This AM I went out to feed/water the flock and collect the eggs. Let them out of the coop and went back to get the one egg out of the corner of the coop, No sooner done then here comes the laying hen looking for her egg. She came in the coop, went straight to where she laid the egg and...

I started off my chicks with DuMor starter feed and switched to a local crumble which is a little cheaper but had a lot of dust in it but the chicks loved it. But I switched back to the Dumor 20% chick starter/grower and they won't touch it. It has been 24 hours since I set this feed out for...

I have been doing a little research on fermented feed and came across a Utube video which outlined a study that was performed by Washington SARE , a copy of their report outlining their methodology and a summary of their findings. Here is the video link: here is the link to the study...

When I was considering starting a flock I chose one breed that most matched my climate, needs and expectations and have just the one breed for my flock. I have noticed here and on YouTube videos that it appears the majority of the flocks (excluding commercial operations) are mixed breeds. Two...

My 11 BR chicks are not quite 2 weeks old and are growing exponentially. They are rapidly outgrowing their brooder box of 6+ square feet. Nowhere in my research did I ever see that they would be Pterodactyls by the time the were fully feathered. So here is my dilemma. The outside coop will...

Just joined a few minutes ago but have been lurking here off and on for several years. We live in the Texas hill country not far from San Antonio. We live on 5.5 acres but only about 2 acres are usable. The rest of it is on a VERY steep hillside which is of no real use. One day before I go...