For backyard chickens, the number 18 means the same thing. Eighteen weeks is the age when most egg-laying breeds are considered adults. Most excitingly, it’s the time when many breeds will lay their ...

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The Winners After testing various chicken feed brands and a mix of mash, pellets, and crumbles over the years, my go-to feed for our two flocks of layers is Scratch and Peck Organic Chicken Feeds.

In Episode 150 of Mother Earth News and Friends, Dr. Patrick Biggs joins us to talk about keeping the layer hens in your flock well-fed and healthy. We’ll be learning about the nutrients in chicken ...

Organic” has become the golden label of modern food marketing — but when it comes to poultry feed, does it actually deliver better nutrition, healthier chickens, or safer eggs? Or is it just another ...

Feeds account for about 60 to 70 percent of the total cost of producing eggs or meat from poultry. Of the total feed cost, about 95 percent is used to meet energy and protein requirements, three ...

Most poultry and animal husbandry farmers in the country device means to come up with feed for their poultry and animals. In the case of animal husbandry farmers, majority of them are practicing free ...