Thanks all for the advice, really appreciate it!
Re Protein: I had thought that since they had free access to layer pellets that the total protein would be fine, but I'll try cutting out the scratch. The flock block (which was in there to help with pecking not as a primary food supply) hasn't...
Thanks all. They currently have free access to the layer pellets - I just mix the crumble into the scratch in addition to that. Regarding rats, I haven't seen any evidence and I've got hardware fabric buried 2' deep in the soil, so I'm not too concerned about tunnels. But I guess rats could...
Hi - I've been reading everything I could find to try and answer my question but haven't seen quite the same kind of question as what I'm asking - hoping you can help.
I got a total of six hens from someone locally and they were about 5 months old in July when I got them and I was told they...