Michigan

[EeyoreD]

You have a lawn mower that prevents the grass from growing back?

Well, no. But my lawnmower doesn't poop, either.

And Hi everyone! You all are so friendly I think I'm going to like it here!

 

[chicken grandma]

Beautiful eggs from Snowflake's chickens! They weigh at least double what storebought eggs weigh.

 

[chicken grandma]

Guess which is is Eggland's Organic egg at $4.39 per dozen and which egg is Snowflake's chickens free range egg?

 

[teeville5]

Oh yummy! So nice and orange! Congrats on getting eggs from snowflake.

And I have to ask, which breed lays those nice chestnut colored ones?

 

[b737drvr]

farmerboy,

b737drvr Those of you that are familiar w/ TSC - they basically carry two brands of feed. Dumor and Purena. Any endorsements or cautions of either one?
both are made by purina, the dumor is their "value" brand. I have not tried the regular purina chick starter, but i tried the dumor my first time around, and i was not impressed. My chicks had the runs until i switched their food.

Thanksf Fuzzybuttlove.

Have you checked out the Milan Feed Elevator? Not sure what they carry, but I have been in there a few times. The Dexter Mill (closer to me, obviously, and not destroyed in the tornado

) now has organic layer and in season, organic starter/grower. I fed that to my chickens until recently, but they grind it really, really fine. Like baby powder fine. The chickens would eat it but you had to keep an eye on the feeder and shake it down regularly because it didn't flow well--it would get stuck. The chickens are currently eating organic layer from Raub-Rae Farms, purchased from the guy in Superior Township that RaZ found (ourhandmadelife.com). It's not ground nearly so fine, there are recognizable pieces of grain in it, and it settles down in the feeder better. And either the chickens like it a lot more or they're wasting a lot more of it

, because I'm going through the bag a lot quicker than the Dexter Mill stuff. But they're laying well, too, and I really think they like the new stuff better.

I had totally forgotten Milan had an elevator. I will check into them. I'll also checkout ourhandmadelife.com as well. Dexter really isn't that far when can combine a visit there when we go to Aldi on the west side of AA. Will check into them as well. Is the organic feed significantly more expensive??

ChickenGrandma -Snowflake's egg is the top one...

 

[RaZ]

I had totally forgotten Milan had an elevator. I will check into them. I'll also checkout ourhandmadelife.com as well. Dexter really isn't that far when can combine a visit there when we go to Aldi on the west side of AA. Will check into them as well. Is the organic feed significantly more expensive??

Yes, the organic was a good bit more expensive. I bought a bag of everything he had on hand just to see how the hens would react. The only thing that they did not eat was the spelt. Even the wild birds would not eat the spelt. Not sure why.

 

[EeyoreD]

Oh those are lovely!

 

[b737drvr]

I'm not too sure I would want to eat spelt myself, but I guess my mom eats it for breakfast. Thanks RaZ.

 

[chicken grandma]

Quote:

Absolutely right and now you can see why it is worth the time and trouble to raise your own chickens or buy from back yard chicken owners!

 

[chicken grandma]

Welcome EeyoreD !