Hi to my new SLO friend. Thank you for answering my thread. Yes the girls are free feed. They seem healthy and we average about 11 eggs a day from 15 hens. Today I had 13 eggs, they just have the feather thing going on. Thanks for the adivce.
Our hens have been plucking feathers out of each other and eating them. Do they need more protein in their diet? They look healthy otherwise. We free feed 18% pellets and they get some carrots, fresh grass and scratch too. Too many treats? Not enough regular food? We could use the help of...