Rural Gardening: Chicken mash or scratch?, 0 by CountryGardens

CountryGardens wrote:
They are called Gold Star layers. This year they were hatched Oct 27. Started putting out eggs around March 10.
Last years flock laid around 95% straight through. They started mid Feb, because they were hatched Oct. 1. We sold all but 10 in middle of October 2009. All went to people for laying hens. The 10 we kept never let up on laying. (Had to pick eggs often or they would freeze.)
We do have light on 12 hours a day, or more.
They are in a large coop with an outside exercise run. That was closed off as soon as cold weather set in.
http://www.hoovershatchery.com/

This is our new flock in December.