Thank you sooooo much for that information!!! I mixed the raw oatmeal with warm water and they LOVE IT!!!! Finally they are eating like they are supposed to. Even started eating their "good for them" crumbles. Still won't eat the pellets even if I wet them and put yogurt on them, but that's...
Tonight, for the first time in weeks, my ladies went to be with nearly full crops! I think the problem was their not eating the grit. Got the sand back available to them for now, until I can get the chick grit, and bought yet another bag of feed (I have six sitting in my living room now) and...
Thanks so much for the suggestions. I don't know what BOSS is. They act perfectly normal in every way except for eating only minute specks. I may have found the problem, but I am not sure yet. Apparently they refuse to eat the larger poultry grit and my feed store is out of the chick grit. They...
I have a different problem - my chickens (Golden Laced Wyandottes) are seven months old, were laying well, and suddenly stopped eating! They won't eat their crumbles or pellets and that's all they've ever had except for the occasional meal worms for treats. They are losing weight and we are...