What did you do with your flock today?

[FBMcrazy8]

We can't get All Flock over here so I feed grower feed with extra calcium on the side. I also use something called MinaVital which is a blend of calcium and essential minerals and vitamins with added egg food and biscuits. It smells like warm vanilla cookies! I put it out a couple of times a week and it lasts less than 10 minutes. Gladys goes insane over it.
I also mix a seed only mix for Ferdy and Stan. They get it on a night before bed, just to ensure they've eaten enough. Ferdy basically doesn't eat much during the day as he's more interested in feeding the ladies.

I’m really interested in this warm vanilla cookie smelling stuff I might eat it… kidding but for sure would love to look into this stuff.

 

[Shetland lover]

I would go with the all flock feed so that all of them can eat it. Oyster shell can be in a container of the side that the laying hen's can freely help themselves to as to what they need.

Have you ever though of growing some microgreen's for them? I'm thinking about doing that myself. I heard that it's good for them and it cut's down on the amount of feed that they need so that you don't have to buy as much.

I grow micro-greens and sprout seeds over the winter for mine. They love them. I do a herb mico-green mix with basil, coriander, sorrel and fenugreek that they particularly like.

 

[Shetland lover]

If you garden, you can treat em to lots of veggie greens by just picking off any yellowing leaves or leaves that rest on the dirt. I go through my garden and pluck those or any badly bug eaten leaves off to give my chickens. Weeds to of course.

I grow dandelion at the allotment for mine (as well as giving them lots of spare veggies)

 

[Shetland lover]

This is the one that I have been thinking about getting because it say's that it's good for our area.
https://www.naturesseed.com/pasture...KzNNY5VrqRybJCwP0gNC0uNgRtl8V3P8aAgLEEALw_wcB

That looks great. We have a 'wild' area on the allotment where I'm doing something similar with varieties local to me. I've also planted a herb turf tray for them at home.

 

[Shetland lover]

I have an extra colorful little roo growing up. Got some pictures before I gave them their treats.View attachment 3420617View attachment 3420620View attachment 3420622

Oh he is beautiful

 

[Shetland lover]

I’m really interested in this warm vanilla cookie smelling stuff I might eat it… kidding but for sure would love to look into this stuff.

It's made by a Belgian company called Versele Laga. I've used quite a few of their products and they all go down well.

 

[PopoMyers]

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I do do that but you can only recycle them so many times before they are useless.

Wait, what??? Do you mean eggshells?

 

[PopoMyers]

Good signs. Pepper's vent was just a little red this morning, and looked almost normal. No more terrible smell. Despite switching over to corn, she laid another perfect egg today. Must be the yogurt giving her enough nutrients. Still dripping, but way better. She's clucking a lot more.

Here's a punny: My cockerel decided to kick the bucket, so he ended up in the pen-itentiary.

 

[PopoMyers]

This is the one that I have been thinking about getting because it say's that it's good for our area.
https://www.naturesseed.com/pasture...KzNNY5VrqRybJCwP0gNC0uNgRtl8V3P8aAgLEEALw_wcB

Checked out the website. Seems they have poultry forage seeds for all growing zones in the US.
I usually grow a bed of kale, and the chickens share with me. They get most of it, I only need a little.

 

[kurby22]

More strong winds today...with warnings of tornados this time around. Another week of no work on the backporch...makes 3 full weeks of good weather they could have worked and did not. Very frustrating but guess we need to grow some patience and wait.which I'm NOT good at

Let all the babies outta the coop and listened to the lil Buff baby Sonny "hoot, hoot" his little crow while Hank tried to remain in the coop and figure out how Sonny has been doin it LOL. All Hank can do is honk quietly!
Meanwhile poor ole bootyhead Joey has 1 lone tail feather remaining. He looks hideous. Bluey keeps pulling Joey's down feathers out then calls the girls over to eat em as a treat! Now is that strange or what?!
How long does it typically take for them to grow their new feathers back in?

Helped my middle daughter with the nursery yesterday cuz she's due first. Extremely sore after just raising my arms and pressing vinyl to the walls - daisies!
Need to figure out a time to help my oldest with her nursery before middle daughter has her baby...they are 3 weeks apart so should be interesting. She wants a very elegant looking nursery!

@kurby22 how's the coops coming along?!
You too @ChicksnMore !!!
Anyone else building coops right now?!
My DH looked at mine and helped fix an area that was comical but i hadn't been able to do anything else since.

Oh that looks so serene and beautiful

Our weather has waylaid the coops too! Sooo much rain. We are waiting for dry enough weather to finish the siding and cutting and also site prep. So like you—I’m waiting…VERY IMPATIENTLY! Sooo frustrated! With life starting to ramp up and days free to do things at a premium…I decided to wait till winter to build anymore coops and bought one to replace the Death Coop so we can get it up and get the Death Coop out. It’s not what I wanted, and cost more….but once the kids start softball and baseball near the end of the month the time’s available to work on the coops gets just get too rare! So I’m finishing up the Cooplex and a small box coop I am making for chicks and then we are settling in for the season in prep for the summer misery!

Chick coop!

And this is the coop I bought.