My philosophy is, if I am going to feed them every day, they had better lay eggs. The only excuses I accept are broody or moulting. Other than that, off to auction. My feed bill is way too high to not get eggs. I do not give them the winter off, I figure they get lots of feed, light and attention so I want them to produce eggs for two years. I feed supplemental cat food, scraps, and chopped bread. I rotate them so they take turns free ranging. My buckeyes have slowed way down, some of them are almost three years old. As soon as I hatch enough chicks, they are going. I am working on heated waterers for winter. That makes a big difference too. Ok, there u go some of my secrets. I sent you a bill:-D
