Arkansas folks speak up.........

[Puddin Fluff]

Anyone on here live around Fort Smith?

We are also close to Ft. Smith.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Im located in central arkansas (sheridan) if anyone around me or little rock area has a couple silkies that are old enough to go broody and wants to sell please contact me!!!!

Welcome! Hope you find some!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Checked broody mama and she has some chirping underneath! Yay!

 

[jessica5113]

@@puddin fluff I must have some freeloading chickens cause mine quit laying and wont go broody no matter how many times I try to fake a nest for them. The hens are just going on two years old

 

[nayeli]

I'm near Ft Smith

Will you let me know if you see any houses with acres for sale or that are abandoned and the owner may want to sell? My husband got a job up there so we will be moving up that way in a few months. We have .25 acres now and I'd like to get a place with a few next time.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

@puddin fluff I must have some freeloading chickens cause mine quit laying and wont go broody no matter how many times I try to fake a nest for them. The hens are just going on two years old

Some breeds just tend to be more broody. I have been haveing to break some broodiness as I don't want all of them sitting. Of course they never pick the best time to do it anyway. Just make sure they have adequate space and good feed and they should be coming back into lay at this point in the season. What breed are they?

 

[jessica5113]

Some breeds just tend to be more broody.  I have been haveing to break some broodiness as I don't want all of them sitting.  Of course they never pick the best time to do it anyway.  Just make sure they have adequate space and good feed and they should be coming back into lay at this point in the season.  What breed are they?

. I have two golden sex links one bb red bantam and a buff cochin. All are approaching two years old but my cochin has only laid me one egg the whole time we've had her and my bantam will lay when the weather gets warm and so will one of my s.l.,they have a 16x20 coop along with a 14x16 run and they get to free range. I feed them layer mash every day and have been giving egg shells back to them along with oyster shells.

idk what else to do. I've even set eggs up in their nests to help them go broody and know where and what to do but nothing.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

. I have two golden sex links one bb red bantam and a buff cochin. All are approaching two years old but my cochin has only laid me one egg the whole time we've had her and my bantam will lay when the weather gets warm and so will one of my s.l.,they have a 16x20 coop along with a 14x16 run and they get to free range. I feed them layer mash every day and have been giving egg shells back to them along with oyster shells.

idk what else to do. I've even set eggs up in their nests to help them go broody and know where and what to do but nothing.

Don't count on the sex link to ever go broody. That is bred out of them. They are made for laying eggs and pretty much nothing else. I found that mine slowed down considerably at 2 years old and actually started dying off shortly after that.

Cochin's aren't generally super layers but do tend to go broody. But as I said, some cochins I have had do, others never have.

I am not familiar with the BB Red bamtams so I can't speak to that.

You might try posting on the Chicken Behaviors and Egg Laying forum and see if anyone can give you some advice. I generally increase their protein when they are not laying and cut back on the layer pellets until they begin to lay more.

Your best egg production is generally in the first two years if you buy a breed that is bred for that. If you get an egg a day for the first two years, don't expect much after that. Most people rotate their flock at 2 years old if they are just wanting eggs.

 

[cupofJoelene]

Will you let me know if you see any houses with acres for sale or that are abandoned and the owner may want to sell? My husband got a job up there so we will be moving up that way in a few months. We have .25 acres now and I'd like to get a place with a few next time. 

Sure will! I'll keep my eyes open.

 

[jessica5113]

Don't count on the sex link to ever go broody.  That is bred out of them.  They are made for laying eggs and pretty much nothing else.  I found that mine slowed down considerably at 2 years old and actually started dying off shortly after that.

Cochin's aren't generally super layers but do tend to go broody.  But as I said, some cochins I have had do, others never have.

I am not familiar with the BB Red bamtams so I can't speak to that.

You might try posting on the Chicken Behaviors and Egg Laying forum and see if anyone can give you some advice.  I generally increase their protein when they are not laying and cut back on the layer pellets until they begin to lay more.  

Your best egg production is generally in the first two years if you buy a breed that is bred for that.  If you get an egg a day for the first two years, don't expect much after that.  Most people rotate their flock at 2 years old if they are just wanting eggs.

. Thank you for the information. Its been years since I've raised chickens and I do mean years (16 years old)with my parents and now I'm doing the same with my little family. My little girl really enjoys the chickens and we have a few ducklings she just loves. We have 6 new chicks we are raising now in hopes to replenish the egg production but I'm pretty sure out of the 6 we have 3 roosters and 3 hens

gotta love tractor supply and their "oh these are all pullets, they sex them at the hatchery" guarantee lol oh well if nothing else is a learning experience for my daughter and its teaching her responsibilities. Not only that shes fixing to learn how to care for puppies soon because we got two full blooded Australian Sheppard's who mated and our dam is preggo

we love the farm life. Goat coming soon also.