Recent content by Hawks93

I’m a little bit confused on why it would be unbalanced, I know you clarified very well but it went over my head , can you simply the wording a bit ?

Would the addition of pill bugs provide them with adequate protein Oh I’m talking about this plantain it was between plantain and dandelion , what major areas do you think I am missing ?

I have actually planned out my feed extensivley in case of these current supply lines become hindered the main concern I had was protien to supply that we began farming pill bugs, I am a generational farmer so I already had knowledge I just shifted to my birds

I started the process growing my own chicken feed it’s currently composed of : sorghum, millet, and sunflower seeds -I was wondering would it be safe to add in dried plantain leaves and turnip greens?

Yes speaking with other polish keepers/breeders it seems that Polish are inclined to pack each other often as chicks

I have tried giving them Elm branches and a large plug of grass, they seem somewhat interested in it, i’ve noticed a decrease in the pecking but not a total stop . I have eight in total

They are feed 18% protein feed, and I also regularly feed them turkey

No, but they are bald

My chicks are just over a month old ,they were all pecking each other so I cut down their crest

Who has had success with pick-no-more or DIY Blue Kote to treat a pecking issues? Or if you know of another way to treat the issue besides a culling

Yes they are in a large coop meant to house 10 standard full-size birds, and for protein I started feeding them 18% medicated starter and giving them turkey a few times a week

Does anyone know of a good homemade anti-Peking solution , I asked about blu-cote and there was ALOT of debate on whether it’s a dangerous item for both people and the chicks? i’ve been recommended thing like Vick’s vapo rub, but that only had a slight effect ? I’m asking if anyone knows how to...

I had an emergency pecking issue, which resulted in me moving my 5- 6 week old polish babies outside in the bigger coop ( by themselves). I’ve been treating them for pecking issue which was difficult to get under control, but along with that that two days ago we started to get severe...

They are acting much more like normal chickens now, I have two they fly to me and love being held , two that tolerate it and are warming up more . Two that are still getting used to being picked up and pen really shy one that just doesn’t like being held , thank you very much for the advice

I had 8 polish bantams in the brooder , but I removed 1 due to a pecking Injury , the brooder is big enough for them to move, fly, jump, run around , and scratch in . I just noticed they when their head feathers started to come in they started pecking each other