Idaho?

[Daloorashens]

Lol, that's funny about those bantam cochins, they are super cute!! And that MF/Calico pattern is SOOO pretty, ack!! I really can't stand it! I'm still working on it, I will keep you posted as I need to get things figured out ASAP, also=)

 

[pawtraitart]

Three pounds of wheat turned into 19 pounds of fresh green fodder for my flock in 6 days!

 

[Daloorashens]

That is awesome!!!! I would eat it

I've been throwing my birds the corn from the garden that is over-ripe, holy moly do they love that stuff!! I'll have to wait a few days before giving them some more, so they don't explode=)

Spent a good part of the day today picking stuff from the garden in prep for the big freeze tonite... time to say good-bye to the garden for the year... It always makes me a little sad, but at the same time it also is a relief, I can now look forward to my winter projects, as soon as the yard is fully tucked in for the winter... My big winter project: the basement... I'm scared, lol, it's become a repository for everything I don't have time to put away... since I had my 3rd baby last year I've had a hard time getting myself organized again, but I feel like I'm getting back on track, so this is the winter to get my basement back, haha!

 

[pawtraitart]

I welcome the cool weather. I'm not eager to have super cold daytime temps, though.

 

[Daloorashens]

That is for sure, I don't like the super cold temps we get in the middle of the winter, but at least we usually have decent fall weather, and even decent spring weather, that's why I have to have my winter projexcts to get me through the coldest part of the year....

How often do you give your birds the fodder, Michelle?

 

[Daloorashens]

BTW.. I'm probably going to have some extra pullets in the spring that will need new homes, we'll see how the laying goes, so if any of you people will be needing a new layer in the spring, let me know, the will all be laying by then, so you'll have an automatic egg-layer=), most likely it will be some of my brown egg layers, but probably a few of my EE's as well...

 

[Chickenhill]

Three pounds of wheat turned into 19 pounds of fresh green fodder for my flock in 6 days!

Yum! Where do you get the seed? Is there certain kinds of fodder they like better than another? Just spead in a tray without growing medium? haha Great to see the the thread so lively!
The Cochins are adorable.

 

[pawtraitart]

Right now I'm growing wheat with a handful of black oil sunflower seeds that I got at a feed mill. I haven't noticed any taste preference. Each group gets a flat of fresh fodder at least twice a week.

 

[Chickenhill]

Right now I'm growing wheat with a handful of black oil sunflower seeds that I got at a feed mill. I haven't noticed any taste preference. Each group gets a flat of fresh fodder at least twice a week.

Thanks for all the great info!

 

[Daloorashens]

Do you feed that to them throughout the winter? What other things do you add to their diets during the winter?