Happy chickens! Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I have noticed my girls lay much better if they get a 'mash' in the evening. I always thought they liked to eat during the day, so their food is always topped up when I let them out in the morning. In the evening they often get a mash of any leftovers (not too many in our house!) bokashi, cod liver oil and limestone flour as one of them lays thin shelled eggs, with a couple of cupfuls of their pellets all softened with hot water. When I go away egg productin always goes down as my egg sitters don't do the mash - even though they still have a good supply of pellets. Surely a bit of bokashi etc shouldn't make much difference? They do like to tuck in as if they are half starved though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 they don't like change. My egg production has always gone down when we've had sitters. So it may be the extra food, but it could be they miss you! Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
