All my young babies get fed oats with their starter feed and they do great. However they may not touch the dry oats because they don't know what it is, that's why I start young
Lots of ventilation, 2x4 roosts, put a 1x4 or plywood in front of nesting boxes so they can't kick bedding out, functional way to clean coop and compost if need be, make it tall enough you don't have to crouch or bend over for anything
So northern Michigan I saw pasture raised for $6 and the white commercial eggs at Walmart are about $2.75-$3. I sell mine at $2 or less I suppose I could charge more because pasture raised but nah the egg money is nothing compared to selling food itself I just love birds
Yeah, when I let the birds hatch I spend a lot of time with the mother so she doesn't turn into a demon raptor and attack me. Most of my birds liked to be held then go through a teenage stage where they don't want to be around me or scared of me, then when they lay all they wanna do is be in...