feeding Chickens Black pepper

[tsiecz]

Just two eggs yesterday.Nothing has changed here.

 

[Backyard Hencam]

I tried ground black pepper for a few days to jump-start laying after a molt of three of my hens. No positive results. Today I'm going to start using a red pepper (whatever I find in my pantry). Red pepper is hotter than black pepper. This should warm up the girls and turn their combs red again!

 

[hamilton3475]

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That is sooooooo cooooooool

 

[trooper]

I love reading different ideas.This is a good thread and I want to find it again,so I'm marking it.I used to use a light but When it blewout and I forgot to change it after awhile I noticed that there was no change.I think it has to do with an individuals set up.

 

[hamilton3475]

Ooooops didn't mean to post twice, was referring to your hen cam

 

[Backyard Hencam]

That is sooooooo cooooooool

Ooooops didn't mean to post twice, was referring to your hen cam

Thank you Hamilton. Glad you like the hencam. I see the girls are hiding in the shade right now. I'll see if they will come out for a treat.

Has anyone used tobasco sauce? It has the same heat rating as cayanne pepper. I think I will try it. I'll mix it with a little cottage cheese and let you know if it warms up my girls.​

 

[luvmymillies]

Tried for 3 straight days....nothing....no eggs. They are drinking lots of water but no eggs.

 

[ninabeast]

Laced their oatmeal with it, and they looked at me as though I were insane. And they LOVE their oatmeal!

Back to the drawing board...

 

[2hot2chicken]

So idk if it was just coincidence or the pepper but I had 2 pullets that were not laying and a aracauna pullet that I bought earlier this month that had yet to lay for me. I gave the girls a bunch of pepper yesterday in their scratch and sure enough yesterday I got a softshell pullet egg in the afternoon, today a cute pullet egg in the nest and a grayish green araucana egg! I usually get 2-3 BR eggs and 1 silkie egg from one or the other of my 2 laying silkie hens so goin from 3-4 eggs per day (1-2 daily this last week) then getting 5 today was great! Either way Im not givin pepper for a few days to see what happens. I will give it again next week for a whole week in a row. Maybe then all the @#*% food gobbling silkie pullets I have will start laying

sure would make it easier to rehome them!

 

[v.cyr]

well we got a total of 4 eggs over the weekend, and one yesterday... since the pepper is the only thing different from before(when they weren't laying squat), I am assuming that it is making a difference... gonna keep giving them some mixed in their feed for a while longer, and see if it picks up any more...