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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 10, 2007 10:49:25 GMT -5
Johno, guess you shoulda found a way to save some of the extras they were giving ya  I'm no better though. I say I'm going to freeze extras when we have them to use for baking when needed this time of year. Ya right, lol Our standards are just starting as well. The old broads are returning to lay and a few of the youngsters are commencing to lay. We have a fridge full of bantam eggs, but somehow, eating 6 eggs instead of 2 puts me in mind of instant heart attack.  |
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Post by downinmyback on Dec 10, 2007 21:37:30 GMT -5
My hens say it is to cold to lay so i guess i am in the same boat as Johno.
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 11, 2007 6:00:28 GMT -5
My hens want to go out, even though its in the 30's. But there is about 4 in of snow covered by 1/4 in of ice. and i don't want them out anyway. I saw the perrigine hanging around, looking for rabbits. And the hens are the Barred Rock- they are easy to spot.
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Post by downinmyback on Jan 21, 2008 0:04:45 GMT -5
BackYardChickens Forum
I thought this was an old tale from my "pawpaw" BUT.... when our girls started to slack on the laying he told me to go and buy "hot pepper" . He meant ground cayenne .... I bouth it at wal-mart it is 2/1.00 with the spices. (I bought the cheap stuff) I bought 6 bottles and mixed 4 of them with some cornmeal. Well believe it or not in just a few days they were laying better so I used the other 2 bottles and they were back on track in no time!!! Have you ever heard of this???
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Post by canadamike on Jan 21, 2008 1:15:33 GMT -5
No, but I have a friend who will be very happy to know. Wow, that is precious info!
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 21, 2008 4:25:02 GMT -5
I believe on earlier pages in the thread, CFF and BLRH both mentioned adding hot pepper to the poultry feed.
Down, curious why you are feeding cornmeal instead of cracked or whole corn.
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Post by downinmyback on Jan 21, 2008 9:46:56 GMT -5
FP i didnot write that post but i cut and paste that from the Backyard Poulty Forum. As someone else said that/ I guess i had forgot about others already posting about it.
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Post by flowerpower on Jan 22, 2008 8:04:11 GMT -5
A good hint worth repeating, Down.  |
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Post by Alan on Sept 3, 2008 20:26:26 GMT -5
I'm a little late on this topic but CFF gave some great tips. Got any more buddy?
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Post by hoosierheightsfarm on Sept 12, 2008 3:23:05 GMT -5
I got my first eggs last week. But none since.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Sept 12, 2008 7:55:41 GMT -5
Patrick, they sometimes take a couple of weeks to begin following a regular production schedule. It will happen, don't worry.
But I must ask, are your birds free range?? If they are, and they are new to the art of egg laying, they could very well be laying in the grass or behind a stump, under a cedar bush...any place but in a nesting box. Keep them indoors until they learn otherwise. Or can you keep them indoors at least until early afternoon when they had laid most of their eggs in the nest boxes?
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