The brand of food crumbs we use is "Southern States All Grain For Layers and Breeders." The first thing on the ingredients list is "Crude Protein"- 16%
we occasionally give them table scraps of fruit/vegetables but nothing that would contain protein
I've noticed that two of my chickens have bald spots where the end of their wings meet their tail feathers. I didn't know what was happening until I witnessed my third chicken (with no bald spot) pulling out the others' feathers in that area. Does anyone know how to stop the pecking and how to...
For 2 days now, an adult fox has been stalking my chickens during the day. Thankfully, they have a well-built coop/run so they were not harmed. It is still a worry that it might get one of my chickens when they are in the yard one day. Any suggestions on how to stop it from coming back?
our chickens started kicking bedding into their food and water when the were still chicks so we hung the containers. we still have to clean them out periodically but its not as bad. also make sure their containers are no where near where they sleep because they might poop in them then.