minerals

just wondering if anyone else out there, who has ducks, ducklings, and considers themselves to be oretty well educated on their nutritional needs, (ie niacin leg deficiency, needs for laying birds, etc, has had birds which have shown signs of what look to be nutritional deficiencie, despite you...

Hi all! I have some runner ducklings that are just over one month old. I’ve been feeding them waterfowl starter sprinkled lightly with old fashioned oats and chick grit. Plus a little lettuce for treats. They always have water. They do not have access to a yard though. About 10 days ago I...

I have two one year old EE's who lay blue-green eggs. Like many colored egg layers, their eggs started out with beautiful bright coloring and over the last year they've gotten lighter. Some days they look white instead of blue. I know this can be related to age, diet, or stress. They're not...

Hi! I bought six pullets from TSC (our feed/equipment, greedy corporate, but convenient and seductive, store) about eight weeks ago. Two Wyandottes, two Marans, one Americauna and one Polish. They have lived alone, together, since. They were mostly in a brooder area inside, as our winter...

WHEW! That sure sounds politically correct! I have had a flock of free-range chickens for a few years now, and they are laying well and yolks are a deep orange color. I have become very allergic to wheat, even though I follow a gluten-free diet myself. It's either from the 2 eggs a day I eat...

In an effort to get away from adding water soluble vitamins in my dedicated 5 gal waterer, as it gums everything up and has to be dumped once a day I went in search of other options. Organic kelp meal was the answer based on my research, delivered via free-choice. The chickens enjoy it on...

Hi, I have lost two of my hens within the last 3 months from being egg bound. One was a Buff Orpington and the other a Red Star. I researched this website and believe this is what happened to them. They eat normal chicken feed, for laying hens, bought from Tractor Supply. Plus I occasionally...