"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[PSJ]

I didn't realixe there were so many Louisiana people on here! Im from DeSoto Parish!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Now, now y'all...I was just trying to give the poor dumb fool the benefit of the doubt.  Not that it's deserving... but I tried.

I know most people don't take into consideration feed cost when buying eggs/chicks, but geez, the price of a gallon of milk is almost $5!  I can't imagine being a dariy farmer. 

I put Arkansas Blues, Salmon faverolles, Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, Sicilian Buttercups, and a couple of Olive Eggers into lockdown last night.  Hoping they all hatch.

I am in need of another RIR hen/pullet...anyone have one to part with?  I only have the one hen who is a good, deep red color, but not Heritage that I'm mixing with my now -finally- healed- thank- goodness Heritage RIR roo.

Good luck on the eggs to be hatched.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I didn't realixe there were so many Louisiana people on here! Im from DeSoto Parish!

Hey there!!! Glad that you found us. We are a wild and crazy bunch, so grab your driver's license and hang on for the ride.

 

[chickenbelle]

I didn't realixe there were so many Louisiana people on here! Im from DeSoto Parish!

You must begin by sharing with us how many/what kind of birds you have...we have to keep each other in check, ya know.
Anything under 50 is plain preposterous.
Anything over 500 is questionable.

Anything in between.....PERFECTLY NORMAL!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I didn't realixe there were so many Louisiana people on here! Im from DeSoto Parish!

You must begin by sharing with us how many/what kind of birds you have...we have to keep each other in check, ya know. 
Anything under 50 is plain preposterous.
Anything over 500 is questionable.

Anything in between.....PERFECTLY NORMAL!!!

 

[mbmess2003]

You must begin by sharing with us how many/what kind of birds you have...we have to keep each other in check, ya know.
Anything under 50 is plain preposterous.
Anything over 500 is questionable.

Anything in between.....PERFECTLY NORMAL!!!

so your saying that Jeff is "questionable"?

 

[kuntrygirl]

You must begin by sharing with us how many/what kind of birds you have...we have to keep each other in check, ya know. Anything under 50 is plain preposterous. Anything over 500 is questionable. Anything in between.....PERFECTLY NORMAL!!!

so your saying that Jeff is "questionable"?

Sounds like it to me.

 

[chickenbelle]

If the shoe fits...?!?

 

[kuntrygirl]

If the shoe fits...?!?

buy another pair?

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Sandy,
Hernandez has the fish food(floating catfish pellets) and so does Red and White. I get mine from Hernandez as it a little cheaper than R&W it is made by Cargil feeds, a good feed company, the other is Lone Star if you get the ingredient labels from these two and the TSC brand there's not a dimes bit of differences between them. it is a good booster feed to use during molt or mid winter I start slacking off more and more in the spring as the hens will do fine on a 16% ration anyway(a good brand/type). I do keep my breeders on it for a spell longer it and Nutri-boost(a calf manna equiv.) but after I'm done with collecting hatching eggs I put them all just on a straight layer ration I don't push for maximum yield outta my girls if you need more eggs get more chickens you'll be better off in the long run as you can burn out a few hens pushing them for all they are worth in just a couple of years. I like to keep my good ones for 5 to 7 years instead of replacing them every 2 with new stock that is not going to do nothing but keep you busy growing and feeding replacements annually.($$$)

Jeff

Jeff,

Along those lines, I read on this thread, I think, that each chicken has just so many eggs to produce in their lifetime. I would rather my hens produce slower; less eggs overa longer time. Right now my Black Stars produce close to an egg a day. My RIR almost that much, about 5 a week. I feed them layer feed, oyster shell, scratch, grit and some kind of little treat each day (tomato, grapes, yogart, etc.) I want them to be healthy, but is there a way to slow their laying down and keep them healthy? They are my pets, so I don't plan to cull them when they quit laying.

Primrose Mom