ATTN: Yokohama Lovers!

[DragonEggs]

how often do yours lay?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

They are once a week layers, but if you feed a high fat diet it ups it about 2 or 3 a week. I don't push the girls.

 

[DragonEggs]

I wouldn't mind every other day. What do you feed them? What kind of fatty foods would you reccomend if I need an egg boost? I was expecting only 1-2 eggs a week. Oh and what age did yours start laying?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I feed scratch, with a little corn & small amount of lay pellets, but they free-range all day, so they get lots of bugs, grass, & horse poop.

Sorry, they started laying a little later than normal, about 7 months.

 

[DragonEggs]

I figured they were late bloomers like most ornamentals. I might have to feed them a high fat/protein diet anyway since mine will be penned. Let some of my seramas free range today with my supervision. Turned my back for a second and turned around to see a falcon perched on a pole eyeballin my babies.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

You have to attract crows, to chase off the hawks, then hang a fake dead crow on the roost to keep crows from stealing eggs...... vicious cycle!!

(Sorry hang on coop, not roost )

 

[DragonEggs]

no crows in the area, unfortunatly. One hell of an annoying mockingbird, tons of mourning doves, some turkey vultures, and apparently a falcon.

You ever show any of your birds? How did you get your start?

 

[Celtic Hill]

Are these guys bred as a game birds?

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

I read an article about a new breed of chicken that came into the U.S. I've ALWAYS loved the long-tails( so much, I had a tatt done many years ago.

I did some research on them, saw a picture, & HAD TO HAVE!! Ordered 1st pair of juveniles from N.Y. Very suspicious transaction, made me think they were illegal, but since I'm no angel, I bought anyway. Raised them, & added new blood, & hatched. No I just watch the birds, not show them.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

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No, just ornamentals. Too mellow to argue, let alone fight.