Advertisement Written by Michael Heaven POULTRY CARE IN WINTER Winter in North Canterbury can vary season by passing through the coop in the winter, you will need as our high protein and vitamin Layer Pellets, or season, from very mild to the extremes. Poultry are to allow for enough air flow to provide your chickens enhancing your current feed with vitamins and food very adaptable creatures to almost all climates. You with enough fresh air. Ventilation is very important for supplements. Adding vitamins will help provide the don't need to wory about how cold it gets in winter. your chicken's health. The over-hang of your chicken additional nutrients they need during the moult as wel poultry are being kept and thriving well in some of coop, where the walls meet the roof, is a great place as dealing with colder temperatures. 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Egg production should have halted now as hens go summer months and remove all nesting and floor their chickens aren't laying - this is the worst thing you through their annual moult in April through to May in matonal. Now its bme to spray down the wals, nesting can do. Feather production requires lots of protein and some cases. Once they have completed the moult, the BOkes and perche making sure you get into the nooks by reducing the quality of feed, for example feeding shortened daylight hours of autumn and winter tend to and crannies withn an anmal sale insecticide which barley at 96 Protein or an inadequate pellet/mash of slow production. Once the birds are finished moulting. to stimulate egg aired and dried then replace with laying you can extend the daylight hours artificially new nesting and floor material. with a light-bulb tumed on in the coop. 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We are al chook mad at North Canterbury Stockfeed Take advantage of our Super Priced Poultry Feed this Month while stocks last. Remember you must bring in the coupon to redeem as you won't get the special price otherwise! best suit your situation. When temperatures plummet in the dead of winter, In early winter (June) it's stl people commonly make the mistake of insulating the common for your chickens to be coop to a point that imits air circulation. This causes going through their annual moult humidity to build up, which can lead to frostbite. It (time when the shedding and can also cause a build-up of ammonia gas from their growth of new feathers takes droppings, subsequently damaging the chickens placej. lungs and making an unpleasant environment for This is a time to consider chicken and man. 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SHEEP NUTS S457+ GST FEED DRUMS WITH LIDS s35.00 $87.90 GREAT VALUE tt BLOCKS Keep your leed dry and pest ree this witert Aove Coponae f Cnr Chinnerys Road and SH1 Woodend Shopping hours - 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday & 9am to 1pm Saturdays www.northcanterburystockfeed.co.nz Phone 03 310 0444 LKEUS ON f facebook North Canterbury Stockfeed Supplies We are here Animal Feed & Pet Supplies Your town and country feed store uimied stock, Images may daiter from sctust products, some products may not quality for our free dellvery service. Advertisement Written by Michael Heaven POULTRY CARE IN WINTER Winter in North Canterbury can vary season by passing through the coop in the winter, you will need as our high protein and vitamin Layer Pellets, or season, from very mild to the extremes. Poultry are to allow for enough air flow to provide your chickens enhancing your current feed with vitamins and food very adaptable creatures to almost all climates. You with enough fresh air. Ventilation is very important for supplements. Adding vitamins will help provide the don't need to wory about how cold it gets in winter. your chicken's health. The over-hang of your chicken additional nutrients they need during the moult as wel poultry are being kept and thriving well in some of coop, where the walls meet the roof, is a great place as dealing with colder temperatures. Call in store and the coldest parts of Canada where it gets as low as to place a screened window to increase ventilation check out our mineral boost powder designed for the -20 degrees. With a few easy steps, keeping your chickens healthy the coop can be vented during the day but during the and healthier/stronger birds. With added seaweed during the winter can be accomplished and may even night the windows can be closed to keep the heat in. reward you with eg9 production year round. When preparing your chickens for cold weather, some clean out your hen house top to bottom. It's advisable production, improved feed conversion and absorption areas to consider include lighting, heating, proper air to scrape/brush down walls and perches to take away of nutrients. People are making the common mistake flow in their coop, house-keeping and feeding. Egg production should have halted now as hens go summer months and remove all nesting and floor their chickens aren't laying - this is the worst thing you through their annual moult in April through to May in matonal. Now its bme to spray down the wals, nesting can do. Feather production requires lots of protein and some cases. Once they have completed the moult, the BOkes and perche making sure you get into the nooks by reducing the quality of feed, for example feeding shortened daylight hours of autumn and winter tend to and crannies withn an anmal sale insecticide which barley at 96 Protein or an inadequate pellet/mash of slow production. Once the birds are finished moulting. to stimulate egg aired and dried then replace with laying you can extend the daylight hours artificially new nesting and floor material. with a light-bulb tumed on in the coop. The hens require no more than 10 hours of light per sourced nesting and flooring day to do so and a timer on the light will ensure that material for your hen house. Call the birds are not over-stimulated by the added light in in and talk to one of the team to the coop. and light as well. Windows can all be screened so that laying hen resulting in faster moults, good egg quality to the boost powder you can expect: Improved yolk Late autumn and early winter (Now) is a great time to colour and egg laying performance, improved egg any build up of droppings and debris from over the of feeding poorer quality feeds during the moult as can be found in the "Chicken Department" instore. 14 to 15% protein, you are extending the time your Leave the hen house until it's chickens are going to finish moulting and return to laying condition, Please feel free to call in and discuss with our We carry a range of specifically friendly staff about things you can do to help your chickens out this winter! We are al chook mad at North Canterbury Stockfeed Take advantage of our Super Priced Poultry Feed this Month while stocks last. Remember you must bring in the coupon to redeem as you won't get the special price otherwise! best suit your situation. When temperatures plummet in the dead of winter, In early winter (June) it's stl people commonly make the mistake of insulating the common for your chickens to be coop to a point that imits air circulation. This causes going through their annual moult humidity to build up, which can lead to frostbite. It (time when the shedding and can also cause a build-up of ammonia gas from their growth of new feathers takes droppings, subsequently damaging the chickens placej. lungs and making an unpleasant environment for This is a time to consider chicken and man. Even though you will want to avoid draughts from density vitamin filled feed such We are an essential service and will remain open with reduced hours from Sam to 4.30pm Mon - Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturdays. offering your chickens a high- APRIL SPECIALS EpPLA DUNSTAN OLD HORSE 20g $35.90 SÁVE $4.00 LAYER PELLET LAYER DIBS PERFORMANCE BITS 22 HORSE agsi 851.90 SAVE $9.90 a S89.90 SAVE S20.00 TIMOTHY CHAFF 19 $16.00 SAVE $6.60 MITAVITE EXTRA LUUL 2 $36.80 SAVE $4.09 Containing Turmeric and Fish ol CHICKEN WHEAT GREAT VALUE ga S39 SAVE $3.00 WOODEN RAT AND FARM CHOW NUTS $21.00 PELLETS MOUSE BAIT $5.00 each PEST OFF 200g $16.90 s00gn $24.90 PEST OFF! SHEEP NUTS S457+ GST FEED DRUMS WITH LIDS s35.00 $87.90 GREAT VALUE tt BLOCKS Keep your leed dry and pest ree this witert Aove Coponae f Cnr Chinnerys Road and SH1 Woodend Shopping hours - 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday & 9am to 1pm Saturdays www.northcanterburystockfeed.co.nz Phone 03 310 0444 LKEUS ON f facebook North Canterbury Stockfeed Supplies We are here Animal Feed & Pet Supplies Your town and country feed store uimied stock, Images may daiter from sctust products, some products may not quality for our free dellvery service.