A gala spring day- sunny and 70 degrees. 7 hens- not counting the 3 broody ones and 7 eggs. 3 silkies, 2 wyandottes, 1 welsummer, and 1 australorp. The silkie eggsa re getting bigger and bigger, More like a store sized small instead of a banty.
I started adding black oil sunflower seeds a few weeks ago (otherwise they get layer mash, scraps and a few greens) and my egg production is up. I live in TN and have 10 pullets total- 7 of them are laying- 3 are too young yet. No supplemental light. Temperatures between 15-32 degrees for the...