I don't use much scratch anymore because most of my girls are older and when I increase the scratch the laying production goes down. They are usually awesome layers except during molt. I have a 5 year old Americauna that has produced an egg a day with occasional days off. Last winter they were traumatized by a dog attack and I got no eggs for the rest of the winter. My plan is to keep them in good condition physically & mentally this year and not have to buy eggs. I'm also going to buy pullets this spring because the dog attack took me down to 7 hens that are all 4 to 5 years old. I'm still rebuilding the standard chickens area, I got bantams this spring because their area had already been built and fortified. The Girard Co-op does have good feed. I buy my cow and goat feed there as needed. Marla --- On Mon, 11/29/10, Stuart Perkins <perkins.stuart@gmail.com> wrote:
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