Yeah, I'm going all crazy with the food thing for *one ungrateful rooster*, lol! I initially was feeding my coop with the ACs and my bantam cochin All Flock pellets (mixed wth the chick starter), but they didn't seem to like it, so now I'm transitioning them to Flock Raiser crumbles. Which they seem to like better. My chooks are so spoiled!
Yeah, I'm going all crazy with the food thing for *one ungrateful rooster*, lol! I initially was feeding my coop with the ACs and my bantam cochin All Flock pellets (mixed wth the chick starter), but they didn't seem to like it, so now I'm transitioning them to Flock Raiser crumbles. Which they seem to like better. My chooks are so spoiled!
But I loves em...
Omg they're killing me! Went out to feed them and they're all puffed up in a circle I'm thinking this cannot be good! Guess what? It wasn't! The dummies are puffed up around a HAWK that's trying to eat a chipmunk.....what is wrong with my chickens?!?
Ok the blood on the egg,totally normal it happens no need for concern or additional butt checks unless you just want to lol! And she will most likely lay through winter since this is her first year, next year she will molt and take a couple months off from laying.
Start selling those eggs at $300 per dozen -- that will surely cover Christmas? Though I tried that, and my neighbors laughed at me.....
Ewww! What did you do??!??!!
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And for what its worth, I like buying Flock Raiser for my birds, but i use layer feed mostly, because it's cheaper. Chicks eat it too, roosters eat it too... I personally think there's alot of hogwash over feed.
If you believe the stuff about the harm to the roosters, consider how long you will keep your rooster anyway. I rotate them more than my girls, so they can eat what i provide or flock off.
Whoa! They're hardcore. I like their style. My chickens are all peace and love and rainbow West Coast Hippie Chicks -- they run to me if there's a butterfly in the yard!Omg they're killing me! Went out to feed them and they're all puffed up in a circle I'm thinking this cannot be good! Guess what? It wasn't! The dummies are puffed up around a HAWK that's trying to eat a chipmunk.....what is wrong with my chickens?!?
Sounds like you had your own personal Westside Story going on out there. Glad the hawk had a chipmunk out there to keep it busy. I bet the chickens were all waiting to see if they could get a bit of it.Omg they're killing me! Went out to feed them and they're all puffed up in a circle I'm thinking this cannot be good! Guess what? It wasn't! The dummies are puffed up around a HAWK that's trying to eat a chipmunk.....what is wrong with my chickens?!?
I was told that even though I have 2 boys to not bother buying them special food b/c it won't hurt them that much. BUT I had read that the calcium would hurt them. I've tried flock raiser and meat bird feed, but the store by me only has those in crumble and it seems my big boy likes the pellets and looks at me like he's starving while he stares at a bowl full of crumble. I was buying feather fixer, but it's $18 for a 40 lb bag as opposed to $14 for a bag of pellet layer feed. I also mix crumble w/ pellets, but I have a couple bantams and I'm not sure the little one could handle the pellets... she probably can though & I'm being over protective of her. I agree... it is stupid that the layer feed has lower protein. I was told that my production layers (tetra & amber browns) required higher protein to lay production numbers. If I could find it cheaper I'd buy the higher protein, but I don't see any increase in laying with it and they seem happy enough w/ the layer feed. I give them some warm mash in the morning and occasionally mix in some egg, but that's more to warm them up in the morning after a cold night.Yeah, I'm going all crazy with the food thing for *one ungrateful rooster*, lol! I initially was feeding my coop with the ACs and my bantam cochin All Flock pellets (mixed wth the chick starter), but they didn't seem to like it, so now I'm transitioning them to Flock Raiser crumbles. Which they seem to like better. My chooks are so spoiled!
But I loves em...
Sounds like you had your own personal Westside Story going on out there. Glad the hawk had a chipmunk out there to keep it busy. I bet the chickens were all waiting to see if they could get a bit of it.
I was told that even though I have 2 boys to not bother buying them special food b/c it won't hurt them that much. BUT I had read that the calcium would hurt them. I've tried flock raiser and meat bird feed, but the store by me only has those in crumble and it seems my big boy likes the pellets and looks at me like he's starving while he stares at a bowl full of crumble. I was buying feather fixer, but it's $18 for a 40 lb bag as opposed to $14 for a bag of pellet layer feed. I also mix crumble w/ pellets, but I have a couple bantams and I'm not sure the little one could handle the pellets... she probably can though & I'm being over protective of her. I agree... it is stupid that the layer feed has lower protein. I was told that my production layers (tetra & amber browns) required higher protein to lay production numbers. If I could find it cheaper I'd buy the higher protein, but I don't see any increase in laying with it and they seem happy enough w/ the layer feed. I give them some warm mash in the morning and occasionally mix in some egg, but that's more to warm them up in the morning after a cold night.
