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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 625434" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Raise your feeder. You said it was about 4" from the floor. Get it to where they do not have to stretch, but they can not waste either. You will see a cut in feed, less on the floor for the rodents. Mine were 9" to almost a foot off the ground. If they can not swish the head they can not kick out feed to feed the mice. If you have some wheat and oats and and barley, roll it and mix it. Place it in a separate hanging feeder than the laying supplement. You will see that they will go through the supplement rather quickly at first, but will level off and eat as needed and "fill" on the grain. We also p/u two cheap rubber troughs from Princess Auto. They hold about 12 cups of feed maybe less or more. then we found two - gallon jars, filled them with old flax for weight, set them in the center of these tubs. One was for grit and the other for oyster shells. If you feed your grain whole, keep that grit filled.</p><p>Feed while daylight is there. To get eggs and good egg production they need a specific amount of light. In the winter a light helps, we always had ours on a timer. But if the light is on 24/7 or less that 16 hours a day you will get poor production</p><p>If they get less than 16 hours, gradually increase. If they get more, cut back to 10 and then increase gradually.</p><p>Chicken house needs to be warm. Warm where the water will not freeze, and a bit warmer. I always kept it at about 10 or 12 Celcuis in the winter. </p><p>Adequate ventilation will help. With adequate ventilation and light, you will see less picking, or keep picking at bay.</p><p>As for rodent problems, seal up the pen. Get some rough lumber and place around the bottom of the fence to deter rodents from crawling under. block all the holes except the door. Around the outside of the coop set up some traps for the mice and rats. You can get the metal kind where they go in but can not get out. You do not need posion, so there is nothing harmful for the dogs, cats, chicken. I have caught the odd garder snake though.</p><p>I would buy chicks in July when it was warm here to cut on heat bills, and have them start laying by mid November to mid December. I think it was one of the more profitable ventures on the farm. At $1.75 Canadian, and 150 birds, paid for the groceries and some fun stuff. We have done chickens for near 10 years, and got out last fall. Just no time to look after them proper. Miss the gals. On a side note, some chicken farmers about 20min north of us sell the eggs for $2.25 and have none left.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and have fun!</p><p></p><p>RR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 625434, member: 6198"] Raise your feeder. You said it was about 4" from the floor. Get it to where they do not have to stretch, but they can not waste either. You will see a cut in feed, less on the floor for the rodents. Mine were 9" to almost a foot off the ground. If they can not swish the head they can not kick out feed to feed the mice. If you have some wheat and oats and and barley, roll it and mix it. Place it in a separate hanging feeder than the laying supplement. You will see that they will go through the supplement rather quickly at first, but will level off and eat as needed and "fill" on the grain. We also p/u two cheap rubber troughs from Princess Auto. They hold about 12 cups of feed maybe less or more. then we found two - gallon jars, filled them with old flax for weight, set them in the center of these tubs. One was for grit and the other for oyster shells. If you feed your grain whole, keep that grit filled. Feed while daylight is there. To get eggs and good egg production they need a specific amount of light. In the winter a light helps, we always had ours on a timer. But if the light is on 24/7 or less that 16 hours a day you will get poor production If they get less than 16 hours, gradually increase. If they get more, cut back to 10 and then increase gradually. Chicken house needs to be warm. Warm where the water will not freeze, and a bit warmer. I always kept it at about 10 or 12 Celcuis in the winter. Adequate ventilation will help. With adequate ventilation and light, you will see less picking, or keep picking at bay. As for rodent problems, seal up the pen. Get some rough lumber and place around the bottom of the fence to deter rodents from crawling under. block all the holes except the door. Around the outside of the coop set up some traps for the mice and rats. You can get the metal kind where they go in but can not get out. You do not need posion, so there is nothing harmful for the dogs, cats, chicken. I have caught the odd garder snake though. I would buy chicks in July when it was warm here to cut on heat bills, and have them start laying by mid November to mid December. I think it was one of the more profitable ventures on the farm. At $1.75 Canadian, and 150 birds, paid for the groceries and some fun stuff. We have done chickens for near 10 years, and got out last fall. Just no time to look after them proper. Miss the gals. On a side note, some chicken farmers about 20min north of us sell the eggs for $2.25 and have none left. Good luck and have fun! RR [/QUOTE]
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