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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I am going to monitor closely. She did this her first two springs and then cleared up. I'm hoping it's a seasonal thing and she gets past it again. She really is a good ruler of the roost. She is not witchy to the younger ones at all.
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I will. Thanks!
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I got a small bag of flake (can't remember the brand) from Amazon to try. If they appear to like flake better, I will offer a feeder of each. At this point, I'll try anything to make sure they are getting what they need.
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    Thank you. I hope everyone gets leveled out!
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I ordered the Manna Pro, and I am going to add it at the lowest recommended amounts to what is left of the all-flock in their morning mash. Since mash is a treat, not their main source of food, it won't be a heavy supplement. The layer food will be their main source. I'm glad that nutrena has...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    The persistent problem is a 3 year old hen. Today, two new pullets also. (I have 6 young pullets, 20 weeks old today.) My first thought was "I have a problem/i'm missing something". I am going to go ahead to change to a layer feed so I know they are getting calcium. They'll back off of the...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I called my local owned feed store and they did not have flake, so I ordered some on Amazon. I also ordered more black soldier fly larve, as that is supposed to be higher in calcium than meal worms, but still a good protein treat. (I was out, so just feeding mealworms in their mash as a treat.)...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    Thank you. I know that first eggs can be hit or miss, but on top of the older hen, I just got totally dejected. Pretty much a feeling of what am I doing wrong. Thanks for the reality check. I don't see flake listed at tractor supply, so I am going to my local feed store to look. I am also...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    HELP! I had two young pullets lay during the night, probably first eggs (I've had two new eggs from them so far, both were peewee size, 1.3 ounces.) This morning under the pullet's area of the roosting bar, one egg had paper thin shell, the other was shell-less. Something is going on. I can...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    She is an easter egger, as is her sister of the same age. Of the three I had from that batch (Ideal Poultry) she is the only one who has done this, that I know of.
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    She got 400mg a day of calcium citrate for 5 days. Last year, I washed and crushed up their egg shells and mixed in with the oyster shell. I am just now getting a handful to start doing that again. I suspect this is something with her, as this is the third year to do so. Last year was March...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    Yes, she will be 3 in July. She did this a handful of times last spring then settled into having all normal eggs. (Not two in a day without having enough calcium to make a good shell on the second one, tho the first is normal.) She has already done it as many times in February as she did last...
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    There are 8 of them, and I put a handful of dried mealworms in their mash every morning. (Warm mash in the winter and chilled mash in the summer.) The mash/mealworms is their only treat.
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    Comparison of 3 Nutrena Feeds

    I have been feeding all flock for several months and have no problems. I do, however, have a hen that is having oops eggs (paper shell laid too soon after the previous egg), and am considering switching to a layer feed to see if the extra calcium will help. She has free and plentiful oyster...
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    What did you name your chicks ?

    I had three easter eggers, now two. The one I lost due to an impacted crop was the one sweet one. She would run up to me wanting pets. The two left are standoffish.
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