- Mar 17, 2011
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Hi everyone! Happy day! I have some sweet little week-old baby chicks that our broody hen is raising with the flock. Of course, now most of our girls are molting and I want to feed everyone some feather-fixer to get over this molt as quickly as possible.
We have two feeders in the coop. One of them is set up with steps for the babies to reach. I’m thinking of putting feather-fixer feed in the feeder that the babies cannot reach, but there will inevitably be plenty on the ground where the babies can eat it. The only difference that I see between chick starter/grower feed and the feather fixer is the crude fat— 2.5% for the starter/grower and 6% for the feather fixer, and the pellet form vs crumble. Will my babies be ok if they are eating feather fixer pellets off the ground? THANKS!!!
We have two feeders in the coop. One of them is set up with steps for the babies to reach. I’m thinking of putting feather-fixer feed in the feeder that the babies cannot reach, but there will inevitably be plenty on the ground where the babies can eat it. The only difference that I see between chick starter/grower feed and the feather fixer is the crude fat— 2.5% for the starter/grower and 6% for the feather fixer, and the pellet form vs crumble. Will my babies be ok if they are eating feather fixer pellets off the ground? THANKS!!!