Shall we list all highly productive chickens eat?Try switching to goat feed. The chickens will start laying almost immediately
Except the days are at least 30 minutes longer now...mine never slowed down that much last year and theyre 2 year old hens at peak productionChickens slow down in the winter due to less light.
We grow ours out on grass in 8-9 weeks, and theyre 6lbs dressed. The birds your are referring too are already 3 weeks old when they go into the production house from the brooder so actual age is 7 weeks.Big farmers use feed supplied by the company they grow for (tyson, perdue, pilgrim's). The company drops off the birds and the feed, picks them up in 4 weeks. It takes a typical chicken 12 weeks to grow to 4 lbs, but the big companies do it in 4 weeks. Europe refuses to import American poultry.
Mine slow way down every winter - they are starting to pick back up now. I use nothing but Dumor feedExcept the days are at least 30 minutes longer now...mine never slowed down that much last year and theyre 2 year old hens at peak production
Interesting concept. I’m thinking of getting some CC chickens this spring. Wet or dry cat food?The cornish cross broiler is a purpose-bred hybrid race car chicken and grows white meat faster than anything else. We feed ours cat food to supplement protein along with grass
Dry. It is 30% proteinInteresting concept. I’m thinking of getting some CC chickens this spring. Wet or dry cat food?
Shall we list all highly productive chickens eat?
TSC feed, dried deer corn whole, horse hay, kitchen scraps (including poultry and any other trimmings/bones), the mess under the bird feeders, free range everything but no impact on ticks or lawn weeds, everything they find by scattering leaf piles and digging flower beds.
Favorites marshmallows, almost microscopic ants, deer corn, watermelon.
You can suspend carcasses in a bucket with holes in the bottom, and maggots will feed the birds high protein treats all season. A little sawdust will dampen the smell
You can suspend carcasses in a bucket with holes in the bottom, and maggots will feed the birds high protein treats all season. A little sawdust will dampen the smell
Harvey UsseryYep.
I did that on a smaller scale a couple of years ago, but don't have a pic to show it off.
I forget which homesteader it was, maybe the one that wears the odd hat, but any chicks or birds that die, goes in the bucket for that reason.
Generally all bagged animal feed is mostly corn, soybean hulls for protein, maybe some cheaper wheat byproducts a bunch of bacillis dried fermentation product, and various minerals and vitamins. It's basically what they did with wheat for humans - cracked it, removed the germ, then add a bunch of crap you may or may not need. The closer you get to whole grain the better you are, animal or human.I know a guy that supplements his hens with hog feed.
That's what I've been buying since I moved to Pittsboro five years ago! Layena Pellets from Pittsboro Feed. Good family owned and family run store (husband, wife, and their kids work there every day). And, they own the pet feed store across the road where you can get food, treats, and toys for all of your pets.Purine Layena is a pretty good feed for hens. If. You’re near the Triangle Pittsboro Feed delivers weekly.
I always heard giving dogs chicken bones was dangerous because they tend to splinter.
@kcult why you wearing a glove like a lunch lady?
Hell with giving the dogs chicken bones, I give them to the chickens.
No, but I've had a long-standing rule of not giving our dogs chicken bones or other table scraps. But in light of the post upstream about cooked vs uncooked I may rethink the rule.I figure they can peck away at the scraps of meat and cartilage, but are they capable of eating a thigh bone?
No, but I've had a long-standing rule of not giving our dogs chicken bones or other table scraps. But in light of the post upstream about cooked vs uncooked I may rethink the rule.
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Chickens slow down in the winter due to less light.
Days getting longer and our girls are coming out of molt. We’re getting back to regular egg laying again on the same food we’ve been using.
Some folks over on BYC sent feed samples off for testing during the height of the madness. Results so far have been within spec of MFG tags.
Current Social Media Chicken Feed Craze - posted testing results
User @Joel Just Joel was kind enough to post the results here after user @Geena mentioned they were available. I am NOT linking to the video. This is NOT the place for conspiracy theories. This IS the place to talk about the actual lab results without comment regarding the identity of the guy...www.backyardchickens.com
Our birds only slowed a little, but we would still occasionally get six eggs from six birds, all on the same Dumor feed.
The service tech for the alarm system was telling my parents he was having trouble with reliable laying until he added some kitten food into the mix. My parents bought some and gave me a bag. They said mix it 3 parts chicken feed to 1 part kitten kibble. The bag says 33% protein minimum.Just purchased 4 new hens and they are laying 3-4 per day. The 4yr old hens quit last year and have not started back. Still on TSC feed but gonna change after supply runs out. Not doubting TSC feed but a change will not hurt.