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RE: How Many Eggs Will Your Backyard Chickens Lay?
upped and resteemed :-) Using artificial light to extend the laying comes with the price of interfering with the natural cicle and is not worth the risk of side effects in my opinion... We just switched feeding them outside to feeding them inside the chicken-house this year and this gave us many more eggs as they were no longer stressed with the sparrows constantly "stealing" food. At this time of year I sprout wheat, corn etc. and feed it them - the chickens love it! So far I have not tried fermenting chicken feed, but if I remember correctly @fishyculture does it :-) Cheers from the Seven Mountains in Germany
Hello to the Seven Mountains in Germany!! I don't add artificial light for my girls, but I know others that do. Personally, I need a break from eating so many eggs too!! I had never thought to sprout wheat and corn...but what a great idea! My girls free-range most of the day, but I'll likely be keeping them locked up for more of the day as the days get shorter. It would be nice to add some variety to their diet. Thank you for resteeming!