This is why I put at “as much as.” Even if it is less than that, those less heavy layers are still laying 8-9x the natural amount of a jungle fowl, so they still need free access to good laying feed. They just won’t eat as much of it.
I hate when parents won’t listen. It’s hard when you’re young and don’t have much control over how the animals are taken care of. I’ve been in a similar boat. :(
If you do show this to your parents-
Chickens require free access to a layer or all flock crumble or pellet. It’s okay if the food...
It really is an ongoing battle and we just do what we can to patch up holes when we find them. The edges of my coop doors have been reinforced with pieces of metal. It’s brutal stuff. My sister got a barn cat since then (I don’t agree with outdoor cats, but we genuinely tried to keep her indoors...
Penguin waddling and tucked under belly for multiple days sounds like Ascites (water belly) rather than egg binding. Generally speaking, if a chicken is so sick that it’s easy to catch, then it’s REALLY sick. They’re prey animals and they hide pain well. The symptoms you are describing are not...