Introduction

[Markissyrillus]

Hello everyone my name is Mark Widdison. I have owned chickens for about three years. I have 25 chickens. Including red and black stars, rir, white leg horns,amercana brama and Orpington. My favorite aspects to raising chickens,has to be the fresh eggs. I also like having something to keep me busy. I do wish that mine were a little more friendly. Unfortunately right now they are not laying any eggs right now. But they should be cause it hasn't been that cold here.

I also like hunting and fishing. Riding bicycles and 4 wheelers. Camping is one of our favorite things todo and we use wood for our mane source of heat. So I spend allot of time cutting and splitting wood.

We live in northern Wyoming. I am married with four kids. Ages 10,9,5 and almost 2. We have 4 dogs witch my wife is a dog groomer. I myself make dogs and beer cans. We also have 3 guinea pigs and six gliders. We are also in the process of making a contract to buy our home.

I've known about BYC for most the time have had chickens. Hoping now for advice on inexpensive feed.witch hopefully they will start laying more. I am using layer and scratch right now.We feed them more than what it calls for but they always act like there starving.

Thanks for reading
Mark Widdison

 

[sourland]

Hello, Mark, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Markissyrillus]

Hello, Mark, and welcome to BYC.

Thank you

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there Mark and welcome to BYC!

Chickens tend to always appear hungry, however if given a good formulated chicken feed, clean water, fresh air and a healthy roomy environment, they generally thrive.

Good luck with your flock and welcome to ours!

 

[featherhead007]

3 years having chickens, and never looked into this site Mark? I watch stuff on here so that I don't make mistakes, or at least minimize them. So, Welcome to the encyclopedia of poultry!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Mark, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I believe day length plays a much larger role in egg production.

 

[Markissyrillus]

Hi there yeah I know that's part of it.But I know people in my area that are getting some eggs.

 

[drumstick diva]

Nice to meet you Mark.

 

[N F C]

There you go Mark, always good to have another WY cowboy here (there aren't very many of us, you know).

Come say hello on our state thread:
Wyoming

Nice to have you here!

 

[BDutch]

Hi there yeah I know that's part of it.But I know people in my area that are getting some eggs.

Welcome Mark, getting eggs in winter depends on several things: breed, hours of light, age, individual differences, feed, stress level and maybe more.

Most breeds that are a not selected for production take a winter break. The hens stay healtier that way as the non-stop layers. Hens who take a break tend to live longer without health issues. Have a bit more patience if you're hens are happy.

The younger hens and productive breeds like leghorns should start laying any day now.