Starting at 18 weeks of age and throughout their laying cycle, feed free-choice laying chickens premium poultry feed as their only meal. This provides optimal nutrition to promote healthful birds that produce nutritious eggs. Layena is a high-calcium, 16%-protein feed …
Feeding can help newly established colonies or established hives build their winter stores faster, as well as to supplement pollen sources when their pollen count drops due to drought or extreme weather. Common table sugar mixed with water at a …
If you are raising chickens to produce eggs, it is important to use organic feed. Organic feed does not contain animal by-products, antibiotics, hormones or genetically modified seeds which could harm their development. However, is the added cost worth it? …
Feed your bees during winter by providing them with enough honey stores – the amount will depend on their region. If they don’t get enough, feeding solid sugar or capped honey might help them out. Here are a few methods …
Wood-boring carpenter bees (pictured above) can cause substantial structural damage to roof shingles, siding, decks and other wooden structures. Telltale signs include piles of coarse sawdust and yellowish-brown staining from excrement below entry holes. Although often misunderstood and misjudged as …
Small Pet Select chicken layer food is a non-GMO and corn-free combination of high protein pellets, grains and seeds with Omega-3 vegetable oil enriched by kelp, brewer’s yeast and other sources for complete nutrition for laying hens. This organic chicken …
Carpenter bees get their name from their habit of drilling into wood to create tunnels where they lay eggs, unlike bumble bees which form colonies. Carpenter bees can live alone. To recognize them, look for shiny, hairless abdomens. Traces of …
When shopping for bluebonnet chicken feed, it is essential to consider cost and value for money as well as ensure it is stored safely to protect from vermin infestation. Egg booster crumbles contain natural, vegetable proteins to promote shell formation …
These feeders are used to quickly feed honey into bee colonies – especially during fall when large colonies can quickly gobble up all available feed. When employing such feeders it is crucial that hives be located on an angle so …
Diet is crucial to their health, flavor and nutrition; chickens being omnivores, some vitamins and essential fatty acids may be better absorbed from animal sources than from plant ones. Poultry flocks can benefit from eating hay too; it provides essential …