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What kind of food should I feed young chickens that are about to start laying?
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∙ 8y ago
You should feed them an egg-layer formula of pellet or crumble food. You can get it at any local feed store. It helps the egg shells stay strong. You don't actually need to supplement with calcium products unless the shells are getting soft. You can also give them some treats like mealworms, apples, cottage cheese, plain cooked oatmeal, pumpkin, or watermelon. Just be sure these are only treats, and their main feed is their pellets or crumble.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoYou should start them on layer pellets or crumbles. You can find that at any feedmill or rural store - TSC, Stockdales, Rural King, etc.
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Have two ducks and two chickens living together in large rabbit hutch ducks laying eggs chickens not yet all 5 months old will chickens lay in hutch?
Yes, they will. They might be too young and will start laying in the next month or so, however, that depends on what breed(s) they are.
Is laying ration good for young chickens?
Get the chick feed and save that stuff until they are older.
What are the commercial feeds available for chickens?
* Broiler starter- for young chicks.* Broiler finisher- for marketable chickens.* Straight broiler mash- for chickens of any age.* Laying mash- for hens:))
What age do brown chickens lay eggs?
Chickens, whether the chicken is brown, white, blue, red or, or... all start laying eggs when they are mature enough to do so. The average age for chickens to start laying eggs is 5-6 months of age. You will notice the wattle and comb begin to appear more red than pink as they become more developed and distinct. This is an indicator that the young hen is about ready to start laying. And brown chickens don't necessarily lay brown eggs. It's a common misconception. Brown Leghorns, for example, lay white eggs just as their white colored counterparts do. The color of egg the chicken will lay coincides with the color of the earlobe. A white earlobe = white eggs. Colored earlobe = brown or tinted eggs. Hope this helped!
Are hens that give green eggs good to eat?
Chicken serve a dual purpose: They provide eggs and meat. Realize that the chickens we get in the grocery store are only around 6-8 weeks old. Chickens don't start laying until they are around 6 months old. So, if you are thinking about cooking up old layers, the meat will be tougher than that from young chickens.
I Have 4 chickens and only get 2 eggs a day. How can you tell which of the chickens is laying?
If your chickens are young and have not yet come into lay then you can look at their vent ( opening in their bum) and see if it is tight and puckered or wider and loose. Chicken that are laying have more open vents. Chickens only lay two eggs every three days, one about every 25 to 26 hours in high production. You almost have to catch the hen on the nest and cackling to prove the egg was from that one.
What do you call hens that no longer lay?
Stew meat. ;) Old chickens don't actually have any special nomenclature. "Pullets" are young, immature female chickens and "hens" are mature, female chickens. However, most hens will continue laying until the year they die, just not nearly in the quantity that they did when they were 1 year old.
How young does a rooster develop its comb?
The comb of a young rooster (cockerel) should start to show by the end of the first month and will grow much faster than the comb of a pullet. Keep in mind not all chickens have combs, it depends on the breed of chicken you have.
What is Another name for young chickens?
Baby chickens are called chicks. Young females are called pullets. Young males called cockerels.
How do eagles have their young?
laying eggs
Do chickens take care of their young?
no.
Do mice lay eggs or have live births?
No. Mice are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.
