Info on chicken feed
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lesli8
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Comments (2)Most of the time, lay mash is a supplement, standard poultry feed is their day-to-day food. Hens will lay eggs regardless, but the lay mash provides them with a nutritional boost just in case there is something lacking in their diet. At our house we feed both, along with table scraps and plenty of green grass, fresh water and free range exercise. If ALL of your hens have stopped laying, I'd suspect illness of some sort, in which case you need to act quickly to solve it. If it is only one or two hens that have stopped, it could be that they are molting, have gone broody or ARE laying but have hidden a nest somewhere. Another possibility is that they are eating their eggs or a predator is, or a human is taking them. You need to do some detective work and glean a bit more info in order to find out what's going on here. If you click on my 'My Page' link, there is tons of chicken info there that may help you. :) Good luck! Velvet ~:>...See MoreChicken feeder problem - my chickens waste their feed a lot...
Comments (2)the best feeder I've ever owned for poultry is a 4 inch pvc pipe with both ends capped. It's about 3 feet long. one third of the pipe is cut away, like a slice off the length. The caps are screwed on to two triangular pieces of treated 2x6. Those are about8 inches high and about 12 inches long. the capps are then glued on to the pipe. It's like a trough. they can't peck the feed out or sratch it out. You can also use it for water if you put the screws toward the top of the cap. I have one also made from 2 inch pipe for chicks, keeps the mama from scratching all the chick starter out..and keeps the wee babes out of the water....See MorePull weeds - feed chickens
Comments (8)Anneliese, I love your back-yard! Lots of traffic. Traffic here happens mostly at night and I don't purposely feed any wild-life because some of it is a bit dangerous, such as bears. there is a lot of natural feed and they have the pond. We have all sorts of grass, but no green lawn - a water-guzzler we can't support. In my county even the California and US highways have to be mowed or weed-whacked by people, no weed-killers are allowed in any public road-sides and are discouraged on private property. So we have poppies and lupine and dandelions and whatever else wants to live on the shoulder, a very pleasant view....See MoreUsing Chicken Feed In Compost
Comments (2)If you have no other use for it, then yes put it in. Consider it a green from the protein. The bag should have an analysis on it. tj...See Morelesli8
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