Well, I had sold my flock in order to get into goats... I was chicken free for about a month and a half and caved and went and picked up some hens, chicks, and a rooster, and I'm getting more Saturday!
The chickens I have right now consist of
1- EE cross rooster
3-Sumatra hen (one is a cross)
2- Jersey Giant pullets
2- Buff orpington hens.
All chickens are healthy, and lay eggs every day.
They came from a flock who really didn't have much human given feed. They foraged for everything, but they are surprisingly tame.
I have tried feeding them chicken feed, table scraps, dog food... Everything... Not a single one will eat it!!! One even has a batch of chicks a few days old and still won't touch the feed...
Is this a problem, or do you think that because they come from flocks that haven't been fed in generations they have learned to forage extremely well? None of them are sick, in fact far from it!
The chickens I have right now consist of
1- EE cross rooster
3-Sumatra hen (one is a cross)
2- Jersey Giant pullets
2- Buff orpington hens.
All chickens are healthy, and lay eggs every day.
They came from a flock who really didn't have much human given feed. They foraged for everything, but they are surprisingly tame.
I have tried feeding them chicken feed, table scraps, dog food... Everything... Not a single one will eat it!!! One even has a batch of chicks a few days old and still won't touch the feed...
Is this a problem, or do you think that because they come from flocks that haven't been fed in generations they have learned to forage extremely well? None of them are sick, in fact far from it!
