Mixed breeds, 2 cokoo marans, 3silver wing and 1gold wing wyandotes, 1buff orpington, 2 white leghorn, 2 asa brown, 5 americauna, 1welsommer. Feeding purina, or dumore, flock block, scratch and scraps and several hours freeranging every day. I did loose 4 hens, 3 orps and an asa brown and 1 roo about 6 weeks ago. Don't know still what got them. They seem healthy but not "fat" and it doesn't seem to be the same hen laying every day. It's a new coop and a new property this year but I started them today on a 5 day corid although I havent heard or seen anything resperatory. Any ideas I'll try them.
What kind exactly, protein and calcium percentages?
I have kept them in coop and run for 3 and 4 days with no change in egg production. I agree, I thought they were hiding them but I cant find them and it's a pretty strait forward set up.
They are varying ages: oldest born in feb, some from march, some june. I have 6 that may be still a little young but most are definately old enough. I'm concerned about coccidosis, and I thought corid was the treatment. I'm a bit beside myself why they aren't laying. the 2 roosters don't get along but one is dominent and the other runs away. They seem to have cliques but that is pretty common. they have lots of room. I am going to feed them scrambled eggs for the next couple weeks, and see if things settle down. I just don't get it. Open to ideas. The feed is commercial purina and dumore...16% on the dumore and I think 18% on the purina.I'll check that.
I had 1 hen that sounded raspy, she is an americuna that was laying but stopped after the attack. I gave her tylan for 3 days and had her isolated for a week. she seems fine now but missing her buddy that was killed. I just think that after 6 weeks things should be settled down.
