9 laying hens and in the last week I've gotten a minimum of 6 eggs a day and a maximum of 9. The least amount of eggs I've gotten since they started laying is one day there were only 4. My girls don't seem to understand winter is for resting......
I think you are probably right. I have switched things up a little since i wrote this and now mix the chop directly into the layer feed instead of adding excess dry ingredients.
UPDATE: Yesterday the neighbors accidentally set the pasture next to our property on fire. The fire jumped the creek and set our shelter belt ablaze. Because my girls have been clicker trained, they came instantly when I called and I was able to move them away from the fire to safety in seconds...
I do it mainly by feel. When you squeeze the mix in your hands, it shouldn't clump together. When the mix is defrosted it gets watery if there aren't enough dry ingredients. I generally add a small container of oats and one bag of Bob's Red Mill, and that does the trick. Thank you for asking!
Let me begin by saying I am NOT in favor of forgoing a commercial chicken feed for my girls. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for an individual to formulate a nutritionally complete diet for chickens on their own. However, I am encouraging the use of healthy, nutritionally dense fresh...