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Thanks for having me, I am new.
I am also new to this art. I got 20 hens and a rooster from a friend. That was about 4 months ago. Before I got them they were laying around 20 eggs a day. They were just about 1 year old. The day I got them they laid 5 eggs. Then only 2 eggs for about 2 weeks. Then they started molting. I then got 4 more hens and another rooster from another friend. I then got 4 eggs a day. Then they started molting. Then for the next 3 months only about 2-4 eggs a day. Last week I got 6 eggs 2 days out of the week. Today just 4. (They look like they are all done molting)
I am feeding them 22% protein feed about 50 lbs a week. They free range on 1.25 acres with 2 goats. I feed them at night. I feel like when I do feed them they act like they are starving and all the feed is gone in about 2 min. I have a red light in the coop that stays on all day and night (I heard that helps in the winter months)
Any suggestions? Thanks!

I am also new to this art. I got 20 hens and a rooster from a friend. That was about 4 months ago. Before I got them they were laying around 20 eggs a day. They were just about 1 year old. The day I got them they laid 5 eggs. Then only 2 eggs for about 2 weeks. Then they started molting. I then got 4 more hens and another rooster from another friend. I then got 4 eggs a day. Then they started molting. Then for the next 3 months only about 2-4 eggs a day. Last week I got 6 eggs 2 days out of the week. Today just 4. (They look like they are all done molting)
I am feeding them 22% protein feed about 50 lbs a week. They free range on 1.25 acres with 2 goats. I feed them at night. I feel like when I do feed them they act like they are starving and all the feed is gone in about 2 min. I have a red light in the coop that stays on all day and night (I heard that helps in the winter months)
Any suggestions? Thanks!