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Yardbird question,,,,
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treemanjohn
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They don't lay because of the short days. They need light. I've heard that you can use supplemental lighting in the coop, but have never tried it
I've heard about cayenne pepper inducing laying who knows
I've heard about cayenne pepper inducing laying who knows
Yep,,,,I'm gonna try it,,,,
trad bow
wooden stick slinging driveler
Not sure about the pepper but supplemental light works. Just have to up the feed some.
Light and dog food oyster shells.
14 hour days.
Lost me on this one,,,,except for the light
I'll give it a shot,,,,but will it be worth the cost of the electric?
trad bow
wooden stick slinging driveler
Depends on how many chickens you have. More chickens equal less cost per egg
14 birds,,,,
trad bow
wooden stick slinging driveler
Don’t believe that’s enough birds to make a difference. If your birds are the same age they will tend to stop laying around the same time as in when they molt or during severe cold. Just the time of year for yard birds to ease back on egg production to survive till spring.
This right here,,,,right after the molt,,,,adding pepper to the feed won't help to warm up their bellies,my neighbor recommended this,,,,
Just need to run a smal lite about 5 hours a day in the afternoon.
110 80 watts will do it.
Thanks buds,,,,ever hear about mixing warm water with their food,,,,neighbor mentioned it also,,,,,
trad bow
wooden stick slinging driveler
You can if you want to add pepper but it tends to fall back on the birds health and cycles. Hens only have so many eggs to lay in a lifetime. Modifying by artificial means to increase the amount of eggs laid by a hen shortens that lifetime.
Makes sense,,,,
No. Never heard of it.
