Luckily I haven’t seen any suspect poops lately and that’s good to know that they should be good by behaviour. I don’t have access to a vet or lab for any type of diagnostics as mentioned earlier. I feed a commercial layer ration with 16% protein. I give them bits of vegetables for treats...
I saw some poops that looked clear and yellow tinted with scrambled egg looking stuff in the middle. Looked identical to pictures on the net. Birds are otherwise healthy looking though. However now one of my hens has its neck feathers being pecked out by the others. I sanitized it and put on...
Unfortunately with no vet service and no access to drugs in Canada it’s the worst day of my life rather frequently. Even when I wrongly suspect something and they turn out fine it’s a near miss on disaster as there’s nothing that I can do but sit and wait generally.
I’m loosing hope in my dream of keeping chickens. I’ve been going for three years. First year I lost one to some sort of respiratory problem (no vets or labs in my area to confirm) second year I lost all six of my new chicks to cocci while on medicated feed (I had them shipped out for necropsy)...