Official BYC Poll: Winterizing your flock's feed: Do you change or supplement it?

[BigBlueHen53]

Cinnamon Queen. Bred for egg production without much thought to longevity or health.

Ah yes, I've heard of them. I believe they have other names as well. Production red?

 

[Araucana Nest]

Ah yes, I've heard of them. I believe they have other names as well. Production red?

Different hatcheries have their own mixes for their two-legged egg factories. My CQ came from Cackle. They’re foundation is Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island White They went broody and were delightful and have every qualification to be a beloved productive family member except for the brief lifespan. Here is Hamilton with 5 of his ladies. The one on the right is my retired Welsummer Friendly. Hamilton is my retirement Roo. He gets flock members from all my flocks who are ready to retire from production life because he is such a kind-hearted roo. When they freee range they follow my mother all over

 

[BDutch]

Different hatcheries have their own mixes for their two-legged egg factories. My CQ came from Cackle. They’re foundation is Rhode Island Red and Rhode Island White They went broody and were delightful and have every qualification to be a beloved productive family member except for the brief lifespan. Here is Hamilton with 5 of his ladies. The one on the right is my retired Welsummer Friendly. Hamilton is my retirement Roo. He gets flock members from all my flocks who are ready to retire from production life because he is such a kind-hearted roo. When they freee range they follow my mother all over View attachment 2847957

Production red rarely get broody. A broody hen doesn’t lay eggs. So the farmers goal in the breeding programme was to eliminate that ‘imperfection’.

 

[Ineke9909]

74 total.

56 only counting the adults.

1 cup total for all the birds?

 

[MysteryChicken]

1 cup total for all the birds?

3 cups for the first coop.

1 cup for the second coop

1 cup for the third coop.

I go with the amount of birds that are in each coop.