I think it's 17 or 18%, we're going to work on their diet. A deer was just hit by a car, going to put some of that in the run, they go crazy over meat!
Thank you for the advice! I live in Wisconsin and it's white outside again today ugh! I will cut back on the corn etc. I don't think they're hiding eggs, I've hunted around. They are pretty good about heading back to the coop and going in the boxes. I will check their vents, good idea. Not sure...
They get non GMO layer crumble, and a mix of oats, corn and sunflower seeds. Now that they can free range again, they're finding a lot to eat in compost piles etc. They get kitchen scraps when I have them. They definitely eat plenty!
I thought of that and have been looking around. They are hanging around the same area and I didn't see any. The younger ones are a speckled sussex, black australorps and barred rocks.
Hey everyone! I have 16 hens, 11 are going to be 3 July, 5 are almost 2. They went through a molt in fall. They get to free range and get seeds, scraps etc. I'm only getting 2-3 eggs a day. Are they still waiting for warmer weather or what? My neighbor has 6 hens and frequently gets 5 eggs a...
My flock is almost 9 months old and I got them as chicks. The coop is 7x12 and the run is probably 4-5 times bigger then the coop. They get egg layer, corn, oats, black oil sunflower seeds and kitchen scraps, limestone grit and crushed eggshells. I wanted fertilized eggs to potentially hatch...
I had 3 roosters, 2 Buffs and a BR. The Buff were culled because one was attacking me and the other was being attacked by the others. I only ordered one rooster originally, the BR, I got 2 free roosters also. So now I have only the BR rooster who was always nice, now he comes after me, pecking...