Arizona Chickens

[meetthebubus]

@FeatherPugs beautiful babies!

 

[BlueBaby]

View attachment 1361100 View attachment 1361101 View attachment 1361102 View attachment 1361103 View attachment 1361096 @BlueBaby check out these pretty girls. That NN girl is crazy sweet, the feathered NN is so curious she should have been called George!! I tried to get the pink to show for Pearl - but just the green showed up and you can tell Miss Gracie Lee is one beautiful blue baby!

The girls are all grown up now! I'm glad that you are enjoying them!

 

[igorsMistress]

This is a nightly event

 

[Salty Skroob]

Question:

Once the hens have matured and started to lay, should I expect to see a reduction in the amount of feed they consume?

Because it seems like I don’t have to refill their feeders as often.

 

[meetthebubus]

Question:

Once the hens have matured and started to lay, should I expect to see a reduction in the amount of feed they consume?

Because it seems like I don’t have to refill their feeders as often.

when they are growing they definitely eat alot of feed for growing and because they don't know yet what else is out there. I notice that for my hens they don't eat as much feed and scavenger more also they will eat more the day before they lay, i can always tell when most of them will lay all in the same day because they start eating more, and they don't rest as much, they walk around lookingj...

 

[meetthebubus]

i finally put together a little video with my new chicks enjoy!!

 

[bluejello]

View attachment 1359806 Dese
.. I have a friend that might know, I’ll ask..

thanks

 

[FeatherPugs]

@Salty Skroob two things are at play, they have matured and the heat. Both are causes of eating less. Usually when they lay they eat a bit more but not enough to really notice. Plus they are scavenging more - eating bugs, etc. I wouldn't worry too very much.

 

[igorsMistress]

Question:

Once the hens have matured and started to lay, should I expect to see a reduction in the amount of feed they consume?

Because it seems like I don’t have to refill their feeders as often.

There's more bugs and such to eat right now and it's getting warmer. I definitely went thru more feed during winter.

 

[nicollee]

I asked this question last year, but don't remember getting a good answer...
Scratch Corn is not good for chickens during the summer...but what about fresh corn? My hens LUV to clean off the corn cobs...