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[stonykill]

Yogurt is good for them ..probiotics ....helps balance their system

they aren't human. I'm not sure we have any way to know for sure. BUT I do know this. Milk and milk products are not natural to foul. Many old timers avoid milk products with chickens. The people who have raise foul for 40 to 50 years successfully are the ones I listen to.

 

[VinegarHillFarm]

Good morning from Vinegar Hill Farm,

I am a farmer, butter maker.

I feed my fowl, meat birds and layers, dairy products quite often.

It is not a natural part of their diet but it is high in calcium.

As long as the product is well soured (curdled) there should be no problem.

Soured dairy product has part of the digestive process is already complete.

Don't over feed them with anything!

Weaning them on and off of foods is important.

When changing a beast's diet to much of anything will cause diarrhea (commonly called scours).

The girls love yoghurt and curdled milk.

 

[stonykill]

Don't over feed them with anything!

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my sister works at a local farm store. She went to an egg supplying farm one day and found that the farmer was intentionally feeding the chickens mice. Mice were a staple of their diet onthis farm. Her store no longer buys eggs from this farm. Point is...... just because it is done doesn't mean it is right

 

[Lynzi777]

Good Morning,
I have a symphony of chickens playing out in my backyard, between the roos crowing, the hens clucking away, it's getting quite noisy. And to think there are only 6 of them! Sounds more like 30

No eggs in almost 2 weeks from my orpingtons. Not sure what's going on with them. I plan on cleaning out their coop today, so maybe some fresh new bedding/hay in the next boxes will help.

 

[stonykill]

Good Morning,
I have a symphony of chickens playing out in my backyard, between the roos crowing, the hens clucking away, it's getting quite noisy. And to think there are only 6 of them! Sounds more like 30

No eggs in almost 2 weeks from my orpingtons. Not sure what's going on with them. I plan on cleaning out their coop today, so maybe some fresh new bedding/hay in the next boxes will help.

I have not counted in a while but I must have 80 chickens and I have 12 ducks. It is pretty noisy around here. A lot of molting going on here. Not nearly as many eggs as I would like

 

[Lynzi777]

I have not counted in a while but I must have 80 chickens and I have 12 ducks. It is pretty noisy around here. A lot of molting going on here. Not nearly as many eggs as I would like

Wow! Now what do you do with all those eggs if say all your hens were laying and you weren't hatching any? I always wondered what my neighbor did with all hers, knowing she does not hatch any as she has no roosters. She has approx 30 chickens. I believe she does has family close by that she shares them with but other than that, it's only her and her husband over there...I can only imagine how quickly eggs add up in the fridge when you have that many chickens.

 

[stonykill]

Wow! Now what do you do with all those eggs if say all your hens were laying and you weren't hatching any? I always wondered what my neighbor did with all hers, knowing she does not hatch any as she has no roosters. She has approx 30 chickens. I believe she does has family close by that she shares them with but other than that, it's only her and her husband over there...I can only imagine how quickly eggs add up in the fridge when you have that many chickens.

I provide eggs for our house of 3 and my parents house of 3. I sell the balance locally.

Many of the pullets are too youngto lay. But they will be soon and I'll have eggs at least for our 2 households all winter long. I had more than 20 broody's this year who helped get the numbers up. I have some roosters bound for freezer camp this month.

 

[rancher hicks]

most important words on this entire thread

my sister works at a local farm store. She went to an egg supplying farm one day and found that the farmer was intentionally feeding the chickens mice. Mice were a staple of their diet onthis farm. Her store no longer buys eggs from this farm. Point is...... just because it is done doesn't mean it is right

My mother raised chickens for meat and she mentioned stale bread and milk. She's long gone and I'm not sure what the feeding plan was. I'll continue with the little milk it takes to keep feed from being wasted. If they drop over dead then I might reconsider. I say whatever works for you. My chickens "main" diet is commercial feed.

As for mice, NOT A CHANCE! Many time when you read about salmonella problems there is a rodent problem too.

 

[rancher hicks]

they aren't human. I'm not sure we have any way to know for sure. BUT I do know this. Milk and milk products are not natural to foul. Many old timers avoid milk products with chickens. The people who have raise foul for 40 to 50 years successfully are the ones I listen to.

Which is why I like them. They never disagree with me and take me as I am.

M.Twain said, The more I get to know humans the more I like my dog. (or something like that) Insert Chicken for dog and that's where I am.

 

[JayinCohoes]

Hi NY Chicken Lovers,

This will be my first winter with my 6 red sexlink hens who are 7 months old. I've decided not to supplement the light other than the natural light from a skylight and I'm wondering when I should plan on not getting eggs. This is the first week that I haven't gotten a daily egg from each of them and my extended family is getting very used to having fresh eggs delivered to them. I'm hoping I could save a stash of eggs for myself to last through the winter. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Jay