Chickens!

[Donfini2]

I’m thinking of doing a run of meat chickens again, not the white ones, the red freedom ranger ones. I recently butchered our chickens but now I might add 4 hens and a rooster back.

 

[COharbinger]

I’m thinking of doing a run of meat chickens again, not the white ones, the red freedom ranger ones. I recently butchered our chickens but now I might add 4 hens and a rooster back.

that hatchery is out in my neck of the woods

 

[COharbinger]

My girls decided to go on strike and stop laying just as prices are peaking.

 

[Bacash]

I’ve got like 25+ hens and only getting 1-5 eggs per day. You’re not alone.

 

[GOBLIN X]

they on strike for better layin mash...............

 

[O:gweh]

Artificial lighting. Put a light on a timer to make for longers days. My birds are laying regularly

 

[Bacash]

I usually have lights on in the barn until 7ish. Ill
Have to be more co anxious of making sure they’re on

 

[O:gweh]

Tucker Carlson had a piece on last night about chickens not laying eggs. He had several different people say that they suspect the Purina chicken food. They said that when they switched to a local made food, the birds started laying again.

I have always used a local food made at a mill a couple of miles from me.

 

[NoFlyZone]

Heard a story about that too, except it was Tractor Supply's chicken chow that put them off their feed bag.

 

[Bacash]

Tucker Carlson had a piece on last night about chickens not laying eggs. He had several different people say that they suspect the Purina chicken food. They said that when they switched to a local made food, the birds started laying again.

I have always used a local food made at a mill a couple of miles from me.

I’m picking up 2000lb of local feed tomorrow, so I should be good for about 6 months.

I’ve been using TSC pellets. Our girls have started picking up again. Been getting 8-12 eggs a day, out of 25ish hens. So not great, but better than 2 or 3. About half are just getting to laying age too.

 

[COharbinger]

I went from 7 a day in winter to none. i opted to not do artificial lighting to just allow them to stay on their natural cycle. I use producers pride (TSC brand). after the reports cam out, i called the local feed mill. I should have gone there all along.its 17% layer pellets milled locally in my state. a little cheaper per pound than TSC bedding was a dollar cheaper per bundle, scratch was $4 less per bag. i dont have the storage to buy bulk but thats where the big savings come from the local place

 

[AGreyMan]

My birds are doing pretty well without artificial light, as well. 14 birds, about 6 eggs a day. I sell the surplus eggs to coworkers, give some away, freeze dry some. Feed prices here in western Wisconsin have gone up from a year ago, but seem to have stabilized at $14/50# of pelleted.

 

[Bronzino]

Nellie’s is the brand I buy. $6.99 for 18 here. But, the store almost always has a coupon that makes them $5.39/18. Not a bad price for fancy eggs.

 

[COharbinger]

My birds are doing pretty well without artificial light, as well. 14 birds, about 6 eggs a day. I sell the surplus eggs to coworkers, give some away, freeze dry some. Feed prices here in western Wisconsin have gone up from a year ago, but seem to have stabilized at $14/50# of pelleted.

we are at 17/#50