Yes, we buy the large 50lb bags. I know, going through a lot. I have a coop with an attached run so I was also wondering if my chickens are bored. I don't let them cuz my neighbor complains if they meander over to his yard. We clean the coop 1x each week and so if the weather is good, my...
I have eleven birds, 1 rooster, 10 hens. My chickens are knocking the feed out from the feed dispenser. A bag of feed would normally last a week and now it's two bags a week. The majority of the feed is on the floor in the coop. This started about a month ago. I know that birds normally...
I have no success hard cooking my fresh eggs and wondering if there is something I need to add to the chicken diet. I give a standard layer crumble and add oyster shell to the feed.
When I hard cook the fresh eggs, the shell is difficult to peel and the top layer of the egg is mushy. Does...
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I live in the Mid-Hudson Valley of NYS and have a small flock of BYC. We have 11 birds tha consist of 3 breeds: Americana, Wynadotte, Leghorn. In all, we have 10 hens and 1 rooster. I've had my small flock for 3 years now. We started out with 14 birds. Unfortunately, two got sick and...