I sprout mung beans and feed a measured amount each morning. I call it their morning "crack" because they go so crazy for the sprouts. Nothing matters like their sprouts other than soldier fly larvae.
Four of my five are 22 weeks and one is 20 weeks. Three are laying eggs starting one at a time two weeks ago. We live in East Texas where this season's thunderstorms are more frequent and more severe. Two questions: 1) do chickens know to come out of the rain and what do free rangers do when...
Fascinating and excellent data: from a time when the magazine was super helpful and packed with these kind of research articles. I subscribed 1975-1983. Anymore they don't work so hard and are more politicized.
Using the suggested questions to introduce myself.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
im new to raising chickens but as a child we had full free range chickens. One of my chores was to hunt for eggs in our yard. We had no coops.
(2) How many chickens do you have...
Currently I'm building a chicken coop using salvaged wood. Hope to be complete before Thanksgiving. Aiming to start with 6 hens. I have much to learn and hope to gain from this community.