Although this all sounds good and I'll look into lentils or peas, we have already been doing sunflower (as well as compost) on top of our wheat fodder. I'm not totally convinced that vitamins and minerals is the reason they have stopped laying. Vitamins maybe, but our hens must already be getting a fair dose of minerals just drinking our well water. I live near the area that many in the east get "Canadian spring" bottled water.
Next time I'm down in the states I'll try to get some Fertrell's, but unfortunately I can't stock up on it as the vitamins fade after 6 months. I'll ask at the feed mill if they have something like it. Also I was lurking around other sites and came across a cheap source of rock dust. Any company that makes granite counter tops will have a whole backyard of rock slurry, dry that out and you have free rock dust.
My big questions are:
What is a good amount of fodder to be feeding hens (pounds of fodder per hen per day)?
What additional feed (pounds of feed per hen per day) should I use?
Next time I'm down in the states I'll try to get some Fertrell's, but unfortunately I can't stock up on it as the vitamins fade after 6 months. I'll ask at the feed mill if they have something like it. Also I was lurking around other sites and came across a cheap source of rock dust. Any company that makes granite counter tops will have a whole backyard of rock slurry, dry that out and you have free rock dust.
My big questions are:
What is a good amount of fodder to be feeding hens (pounds of fodder per hen per day)?
What additional feed (pounds of feed per hen per day) should I use?