Our Florida flock

[FlaChix]

Welcome to BYC fellow Floridian! Glad you joined our community of crazy poultry lovers!
Are you looking for ideas on the best fodder as a supplement for your flocks diet? I'd love to see pictures of your bitties.

 

[FlaChix]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How many and what kind of girls do you have?

Wyandotte's, R.I.R's, Easter Eggers, probably pick up some more hatchlings in the spring, any suggestions? Ours are mainly pets, with benefits.

 

[FlaChix]

Welcome to BYC. I am not sure about the fodder question, but your best bet if you want eggs is to feed them a balanced layer feed with only a small amount of treats or fodder. There is probably plenty of information already on the website on this topic, so a search using the brown search button at the top of your screen will be useful. I hope you enjoy the website and look forward to seeing you in the forums.

They do a great job on this site. Such a wonderful resource.

 

[JedJackson]

They do a great job on this site. Such a wonderful resource.

Definitely. It's very well organized and it is a whole community of people, including you, now, working to help others. Plus it's fun!

 

[FlaChix]

Here's a little insight to those fodder supplements:
Corn & Rye: both are low in regard to nutrition, but they will make your feed last longer when mixed, corn also serves as a great treat.
Kudzu: It is a good source of protein being in fact a legume, I think it's something like 18% protein by dry weight.
Legumes: This obviously includes plants with peas/pods and is a very good source of protein. They are also rich in iron and vitamin B.
Bahia Grass: Like any other grass serves as a good treat and source of greens.
All have their pros and cons.

Thanks for the feedback, our girls pick from around a palmetto flatland most of the day. I'm looking for something that's easy to grow in Florida, that they can pick out of the ground. Almost like a renewable food source for them.

 

[FlaChix]

Hi and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 I’d suggest including your location using the guide in that link.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

Love it! Thank you so much

 

[PouleChick]

Bonjour and welcome from France