NY chicken lover!!!!

[JLaw]

oh I missed that ...silver barnie didnt register I guess .
its feather pattern is almost opposite the Wandettes...I like the black neck , tail & bottom fluff

The funny thing is they probaly wont have the fluff for long. All the breed threads i've been reading everyone wants to get rid of fluff for birds except silkies of course. A BR thread they was talking about it but i figured the fluff would help keep legs warm when roosting for cold hardiness.

 

[armorfirelady]

oh I missed that ...silver barnie didnt register I guess .
its feather pattern is almost opposite the Wandettes...I like the black neck , tail & bottom fluff

The funny thing is they probaly wont have the fluff for long. All the breed threads i've been reading everyone wants to get rid of fluff for birds except silkies of course. A BR thread they was talking about it but i figured the fluff would help keep legs warm when roosting for cold hardiness.

I've found my girls fluffy butts are less during the warmer months. When they moult and their feathers come back in they are fluffier and it looks like they grew "pants" as well.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: I've found my girls fluffy butts are less during the warmer months. When they moult and their feathers come back in they are fluffier and it looks like they grew "pants" as well.
I like Heavier pants in the winter as well !

 

[Gramma Chick]

Heres the feed from the mill $ 8.00 for a 50 pound bag .


No GMO ! it is in about 3 different size pieces / textures
here is it fermented can you see the textures ?


I got a surprize today ! My Americana FINALLY LAYED A EGG after 8 months !
I figured she was mature now ...My main Roo has been mating with her this week ..He knows !
my son says it is a green egg it looks grey to me ! Great Medium size for a 1st egg !

 

[Gramma Chick]

Found This on another thread

Feeding Poultry
Chapter 13 [starts on page 383]
Feeding and Management for Egg Production

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Protein. Satisfactory production cannot be obtained unless additional protein, besides that found in grains, is supplied.

Halnan made the accompanying estimates of the protein and energy requirements of a laying hen.

Hens in production require a continuous supply of protein since the nitrogen required for egg production is largely, if not entirely, drawn from the food. An insufficient amount of protein will result in decreased egg production, lower body weight, and smaller egg size. A shortage of albumin in the ration has been reported as resulting in pickouts which ceased directly after albumin had been fed.

Where birds were given the opportunity of balancing their own ration, some birds laid well and gained on a 12 to 13 per cent protein level while others wanted or required a higher level. Non-laying birds thrived and prepared to lay on an 11 per cent protein ration. In general, egg production was in accordance with the protein level, but the highest levels were not always the most economical.

Experimental results generally show that a ration containing 12 per cent protein was not sufficient for satisfactory egg production, body weight, or egg size; that the 14 per cent protein ration gave satisfactory egg production but did not maintain body weight at all times and was not conducive to best egg size; that the 16 per cent protein ration was satisfactory in all respects.

Workers in the United States Department of Agriculture report that increasing the percentage of protein in the diet, within the limits of 11.2 percent and 23.6 per cent by the use of protein supplements of different origin, augmented egg production (1) by increasing intensity of production, (2) by increasing egg weight through direct effect on yolk weight, and (3) indirectly by increasing body weight and yolk weight, thereby increasing albumen weight. INcreasing the protein level, within the limits stated increased the quantity of egg produced per unit weight of feed eaten. Increasing the protein content decreased the efficiency of protein for egg production.

In studying the relationship of ruptured yolk to fowl paralysis, Moore reports that results over a period of 3 years indicate higher mortality from a flock receiving a 13.5 per cent protein ration than from on receiving an 18.5 per cent protein diet. Bronkhorst reports higher mortality do to prolapse from pullets on a basal mash containing 10 per cent of meat meal than from pullets fed mixtures containing 15 and 20 per cent of meat meal. Prolapse was frequently followed by cannibalism and did not appear to be influenced by egg size, egg yield, or age at sexual maturity.

Byerly suggests, as a result of food requirement studies, that possibly smaller birds require a higher percentage of crude protein in the diet than larger birds, for the same degree of production.

The question might arise concerning a possibility of feeding an excess of protein. The Western Washington Station states that all-mash rations containing 30 per cent of a protein concentrate did not produce a high percentage of organic trouble. It would appear from this, as well as from the experiences of others, that hens can tolerate a fairly high protein ration if other conditions are favorable.

As a general summary, it would seem that in order to promote satisfactory production, maintain body weight, and secure good egg size, the ration should contain 15 to 16 percent of protein. Part of this should come from animal source. If the birds are on good range, favorable results can be obtained with a lower amount of protein in the ration.

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[featherz]

I found out the bird that would work wonderful with my flock. An EMU!!! The male incubates the eggs and raises the young. I have 7 males. Think of all the chicks I could have. LOL

Featherz, I can't find any emu eggs local. They take 52 days to hatch. And are laid October - April, so this is the time to be looking for them.

I can do it next fall, worst case. I *think* I have seen people managing to fit one in a brinsea - that's something I need to check out before I get an egg. I'll rehome the baby if I get one but I would just love to hatch and have one around for a short time. Hey look! An EMU!

 

[Pyxis]

I can do it next fall, worst case. I *think* I have seen people managing to fit one in a brinsea - that's something I need to check out before I get an egg. I'll rehome the baby if I get one but I would just love to hatch and have one around for a short time. Hey look! An EMU!

If you hatch one you HAVE to let me come visit. They're on my list. Some day, I will have emus.

 

[featherz]

If you hatch one you HAVE to let me come visit. They're on my list. Some day, I will have emus.

Of course!! I just need to find an egg I can drive out and get. I don't want a shipped egg - they are hard enough to hatch as it is and take forever, so it's really a one shot deal. You can come see it hatch too if the timing is right.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

tea

 

[stonykill]

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