Birds thank you for stay of debeaking ....... for the moment. Salt removed (really thought it was not good to do that), Cabbage and protein will be added.
To SurprisingWoman: Thanks for the healthcare link. I got 1 point of why from it: I switched from mash to pellets and the link said dont. Also adding salt to the water every 3 days for several hours may!?! Help.
To chickenzoo: I just added corn 1 week ago as scratch having read that corn...
I have raised chickens from '76 - '97 always about 30 - 50 each year for eggs in a coop and the bantams 10 - 20 bantams ran free. Started again 4/09 with 50 blackstar. Coop correct size, always water, layer pellets, lights 14 hrs. garden surplus ended in Nov, now some kitchen scraps, and now for...