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FloridaChick45 said:
) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first chickens when I bought my property 3 yrs ago, it came with coops and 25 white leggers!

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 30 Banty's, 2cornish, 4 Cornish cross, 3 Rhode island reds and a barred rock.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Researching the Cornish crosses online today.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Gardening

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I'm an amputee, I'm limited in what I can do, so my animals are my biggest joy! I have 10 cats, 2 dogs and lots of chickens!

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
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How old are they and what have they been eating? %protein... I've never worked at extending their lives beyond 8 weeks but have friends who have. Those who are successful start them on 18% for the first 3-4 weeks and then move them to a 16%. We all tend to use meal worms to get them to exercise. Toss a few out a ways away from them and they'll run to get the prize.
 
rjohns39 said:
How old are they and what have they been eating? %protein... I've never worked at extending their lives beyond 8 weeks but have friends who have. Those who are successful start them on 18% for the first 3-4 weeks and then move them to a 16%. We all tend to use meal worms to get them to exercise. Toss a few out a ways away from them and they'll run to get the prize.
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I have no idea how old they are, I took over for my neighbor just about 3 wks ago and she got them from a friend. 4 of them I can tell are around the same age and 1 hen is noticeably younger. I have been giving them scratch grains mixed with calcium and grit and also carrots, tomatoes, celery cut up every other day and I also give them mealworms as a treat every few days. They usually go out in the yard for about 2 hrs during the ev ed king time but during the day they like to stay in their coop laying in front of the fan I don't know how to find out protein levels on the scratch I use but it's 3 grain scratch?
 

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