Gotcha! I feel like I have learned a lot in the last year of having my girls but I love that there is always more to learn!! I love that there is so much good info and so many helpful insightful peeps on byc.
Thank you!!
Pun fully intended btw :wee
What percentage would you recommend? I know there are some super high protein feeds for when they're molting.. should I add some eggs until I can get back to the feed store this weekend?
I just know popes nose because that is my moms favorite part of the bird and that's what she'd call it...
Pellets are 16% protein. Maybe add a vitamin supplement in the water? Most of what she eats are the pellets.
That is really good to know. Mostly lettuce, sorrel, and kale for the greens since that is what I have growing. Or left overs which sometimes has spinach but not regularly. I was just looking up veggies that help with calcium absorption and thinking I might up the spinach and dark greens so I...
Thanks for clarifying the popes nose.
I have oyster shell and crushed egg shell on the side which I see her eat. So I know she consumed it. Which makes me wonder if she has trouble absorbing the calcium into her system.
Feed is organic pellets, whole grains for scratch, greens/fruit for...
Thanks yes but oil gland is what I was referring to. I mentioned that because it was only thing out of sorts when I inspected her physically again before posting.
Ok so I have been looking through these forums for months as this behavior has been on and off and nothing seems to help. This is Betty and her eggs are the huge bulbous ones in front (next to normal size xl eggs). The eggs are not double yolked, just huge. I got her about a year ago and was...