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Hello all, 10 month old cross-breed has very large baggy crop (impacted i suspect) little appetite. Has lost all feathers around her neck - does not look like moult. I've looked for lice and can't see any. Her skin is okay. Generally anti-social, last to eat, doesn't dust bath, and really scared...

It'd be funny to chicken-cam them overnight. I wonder if they do anything else odd at night.

Just curious. Do other animals do this? Is it a bird thing? What is it about a chickens physiology that makes them keeping making droppings all night? Do they wake up as it happens or does it just drop out?

Sweet, I will be eating those little eggs today!! Thanks for the responses. Snowchicken

After Googling and reading a couple of articles, residue of coccidiostat in eggs is not a desirable thing. However, these articles are based on large scale production & commercial supply. I could not find out exactly what the ill-effects of consuming the eggs would be. I wonder if a couple of...

Thanks roos. I searched...and revealed more concern for whether the produce will be organic (particularly in legal terms), rather than actual health effects. I have sent an email to the feed company (Barastoc) and I'll update with response. My feeling is they will tell me to discard the growers...

Hi all, my chickens are 21 weeks. I started them on layer pellets 3 weeks ago but am mixing this up with left over grower crumbles. I have read this is ok to do.... but as of yesterday we have eggs!!! So I've still got plenty of grower crumble left to use up. My question is this: does the...

I don't know Purina, here we have a brand called Barastock which is pretty standard.

Thankyou! I'm interested to hear what others think. Who knows, maybe they won't lay until I've finished up the grower feed...

Hi all, Does it matter mixing up and still using the Grower feed if it is medicated with coccidiostat? Mine are 18 weeks now and I'm in the same situation with left over growing feed. What if they start laying while still eating the feed that's medicated? Will the eggs be affected for human...

To add to your medicated feed woes and queries... My chickens are nearly 18 weeks old which is when I was told to switch from medicated grower crumbles to layer pellets. I still have a load of medicated grower crumbles to use up. Can I buy layer pellets and mix the two up? If the chickens begin...