Winter Update and Prepping for another snow storm

have'nt done a vid in a couple of months. no excuse just busy with holidays and lack of vitamin d.

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[outofworkbum]

Water could be an issue now with it freezing so fast but they have'nt been laying since the late fall before it was below freezing

[billjacobson1967]

It's been so long since you put out a video that I was beginning to think you were a bumwithajob or something. I miss your input at homestead-acres. Hope to hear from you soon in the forum.

[outofworkbum]

@billjacobson1967 I hope things don't get that bad! I also had my computer crash and had to buy a new one, so all my favorites are gone and I havent gotten around to adding all of them back. I have a 1000 excuses...lol but I'm just resting up for a big spring and summer!

[jasonmushersee]

I used to have 62 laying hens, purchased all their high protein medicated feed from mills fleet farm but could'nt keep up buying it so went back to just cracked corn. That's when they never gave me another egg. Also you have to supplement the feed with calcium carbonate. I buy "Coastal Shell", comes in a 50# bag. I was told that they won't lay without that stuff. But i don't believe it.

[outofworkbum]

@jasonmushersee I've never had a problem for this long before and have had chickens for about 5 years. I give them layer pellets for food all year and only give cracked corn as a treat or filler. Other than that I have never given them anything like a suppliment. I do give them back all the tablescraps including the eggshells. I have already almost doubled the amount of layer pellets I give them per day and I have not seen any evidence of them eating the eggs or anything else eating them.

[butcherbls]

Have not got any eggs from my hens all winter either. Looks like you put that wood splitter to good use this fall. Nice feeling having a pile of farwood ready to go aint it?

[outofworkbum]

@butcherbls Yep got alot there, the splitter works great. That big pile is all green though, be great for next year.

[tfb4me]

I know this is an old video, but you need to run a light if you want them to produce eggs in the winter..$ hrs before sun up and 4 hrs after sun down will have them laying non stop

[BlueStar98man]

they are not laying because minimal light in winter.

[countrybabe561]

haha ur not gonna have obese rabbits with them chasing each other 24/7

[mainbearing68]

Nice Cat in the background at 0:06. I need one of those on my homestead.

[randacnam7321]

Chickens require 12+ hours of sunlight to lay eggs. They need artificial light to to extend the apparent daylight period and thus keep them laying eggs in winter, otherwise you will have to wait until spring.

[bouncingbunnies101]

They are probably not laying because its winter. They need warmth to lay eggs. Add some heat lamps and a coop:)

[ivankinsman]

If they are not laying, maybe make sure they have enough water. Ours also stopped for about 4-6 weeks but recently we have started to get a few eggs once again. Some of our best layers were going through their moult but are now back to normal...