Easter Egger club!

[annied24326]

Annied i would sell them to help out on the feed bill. Thats what i do and it sure does help, i have one person that i work with that will take all my extras. Just a suggestion.

Yeah, that was my plan as well but my husband can't sell anything at his work because it's not allowed. We started giving them away and it works for us because we only have 5 chickens. They don't eat much.

 

[annied24326]

Try switching back to starter/grower with oyster shell offered free choice on the side. Or blend some in to your current feed (no sense in wasting money!). The EEs *really* need the higher protein level yet I found all my birds benefited from it when I switched back. It's all I get now. Makes feeding easier, the birds like it and they can lay more eggs and have healthier feathers.

My neighbor was in the same boat with her EEs and she was feeding a high quality layer feed. As soon as she switched back to starter (of the same, high quality brand) her EEs kicked it into gear.

I think the layer formulas are geared toward flocks of mostly Leghorn and Sex Link (like ISA Brown). Some of the new layer feeds I'm seeing are closer to the 20% protein mark, which is better for most backyard birds that aren't bred solely for egg production.

Also, if you have roosters, they'll do much better on the higher protein, lower calcium feed.

Thanks to Junebuggena for the recommendation!

Thank you for the suggestions. I will do some research on this. I'm concerned about the rest of the girls, an EE, a buff Orpington, a GLW, and a Cuckoo Maran. They are all laying as much as they should. I forgot to add that they do of course get free choice oyster shells and grit although they rarely touch that because they are out scratching around all day. Maybe Frost will surprise us. Our daughter is convinced she's intersex and will never lay an egg...

 

[junebuggena]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will do some research on this. I'm concerned about the rest of the girls, an EE, a buff Orpington, a GLW, and a Cuckoo Maran. They are all laying as much as they should. I forgot to add that they do of course get free choice oyster shells and grit although they rarely touch that because they are out scratching around all day. Maybe Frost will surprise us. Our daughter is convinced she's intersex and will never lay an egg...

Easter Eggers just need a bit more protein than other breeds. And it won't hurt the others at all.

 

[weasel killer]

Yeah, that was my plan as well but my husband can't sell anything at his work because it's not allowed. We started giving them away and it works for us because we only have 5 chickens. They don't eat much.

Yes i understand that was my plan as well 5 to 6 chickens but now i haveabout 40 lol.have a blessed day

 

[summerb123]

 

[FlyWheel]

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Thank you for the suggestion.

Right now we're hatching 20 to 30 chicks every four weeks

Y'all should start a hatchery!

 

[Chicken5555]

@FlyWheel If I let my husband have a hatchery, he would!!! Right now we're just hatching to work on a couple projects and selling the extras to fund our chicken hobby/obsession.

 

[junebuggena]

Thank you for the suggestion.

Right now we're hatching 20 to 30 chicks every four weeks

Same here. I've been filling the incubator every month since September. And I might have a hen about to go broody...

 

[Chicken5555]

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I wish some of mine would go broody. I had one that almost did. She even spent one night in the nest box!! The next day she was back to her normal self though. I did my first hatch back in September too. Love it.

What are you hatching?

 

[junebuggena]

Easter Egger mixes. I'm working on building up a flock of green egg laying meat-type birds without compromising egg production.