IDEAS FOR GENERATING INCOME DURING LOCKDOWN

[topchippyles]

Always feed some corn to makes the yolks nice and yellow and tasty, not to much or make them lazy and fat. hated the pellet feed as could taste it in the eggs so used layers mash with a 1 scoop of corn to 5 scoops of mash,also all the peelings ect 

[trigger_andy]

7 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Always feed some corn to makes the yolks nice and yellow and tasty, not to much or make them lazy and fat. hated the pellet feed as could taste it in the eggs so used layers mash with a 1 scoop of corn to 5 scoops of mash,also all the peelings ect 

We do buy a Picknic mix, they love that. Throw them a handful a day out the back door. Keeps them friendly and within grabbing range if I put them back in the coop. 

[Matthew Storrs]

10 minutes ago, petercb said:

Wonder how long the novelty of keeping hens will last for a lot of the people who bought the 16,000?

A hen is for life not just for Corona!

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Matthew Storrs said:

A hen is for life not just for Corona!

Its life is just one chopping block away.  

 

[topchippyles]

Just now, trigger_andy said:

We do buy a Picknic mix, they love that. Throw them a handful a day out the back door. Keeps them friendly and within grabbing range if I put them back in the coop. 

Must be missing your girls COOPED up in your hotel room probably CLUCKING if you get the all clear next week ??

[trigger_andy]

Just now, topchippyles said:

Must be missing your girls COOPED up in your hotel room probably CLUCKING if you get the all clear next week ??

Groan!   

 

Yeh missing the wee chicks already, and its only been a few days.  But its gonna be a good few weeks before I can get back on the nest.  Sure will be some clucking going on then.