Six and half month hen has been breathing this way. No other hens 29 are showing symptoms. When I discovered her she had an empty crop. She did eat and drink several times that evening. This morning she won’t eat on her own. So I drop bites of soaked organic bread into her open beak as she...
Can anyone help with this. We noticed a prominent keel bone on this hen three years old. She was in a heavy molt. We started feeding her extra protein. All these black flakes were coming off. She was weighing at 3.11.8 pounds. Another molting hen we were feeding protein extras has no black...
Is there any research on the nutritional content of pellets vs mash feed. Since the pellets are heated at various temps from my investigation, I am wondering if there is a loss of nutritional value? Our goal is to keep flock health the priority.