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Whitefield
Posted 4/17/2007 10:41 (#138274 - in reply to #135848)
Subject: RE: Ok, Chickens ???



Henry, Illinois
Dave,

You have a lot of good responses. I run 50 Rhode Island Red layers just for eggs. I buy them from Cackle Hatchery. They start laying around 18 weeks of age. I would not reccoment them for eating, unless you really like to chew. I feed Kent Poulty 27 and cracked corn. They run outside all day & are shut in at night for protection. I keep track of production and get about 75% production all year long, maybe a little less in extremely cold weather--less than 20 degrees. So my fifty lay 36-40 eggs a day. They recieve no supplemental heat in the winter, it gets to zero in the chicken house and they keep right on laying. I do use a light on a timer to make sure they get at least 14 hours of light per day. Good luck & have fun!

Josh
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