What To Feed Laying Hens
February 5, 2024Keep Up With Changing Nutrition Needs as Chicks Growing into Laying Hens
Keep Up With Changing Nutrition Needs as Chicks Growing into Laying Hens
If you want year-round eggs, a few simple things can maximize your hens’ output. Here are some tried-and-true tricks for extending the laying season.
Courtesy .brioso./Flickr Odd eggs are par for the course in the world of backyard chicken-keeping and are usually still fine for the frying pan, as well as a little laugh. On the whole, egg abnormalities should usually not cause any concern. Sometimes, though, bizarre eggs may indicate a deficiency in vitamins or a hereditary anomaly […]
California’s mandate for larger hen crates means management changes for egg farmers and higher prices for consumers.
A reader’s young laying hens are losing their feathers and laying less eggs. She’s worried about her hens but she needn’t be. They’re probably going through their first molt.
A House bill would increase living-condition standards for layer hens on large-scale farms, though many agriculture organizations argue it’s not enough.
When your hen’s egg-producing days are done, send her off humanely with one last meal.