Soy just isn't all that digestible to chickens. They poop most of it out without digesting it and have to gorge all day to meet their basic nutritional requirements. There's also all the phytoestrogen issues- It's fine for big production but not for long life spans or reproductive fitness. I'm...
It's more ideal to find a food created for birds not for cats- that goes without saying but rather than procrastinate waiting for a product to appear in your local feed store- get yourself some soy free pet food to ameliorate the diets of your chickens this time of year- regardless of age or...
The thing about moulting is that its all about cellular regeneration.
I remember as a kid someone had it in their mind that once the hens stopped laying to moult it was time to just throw them some scratch- no more expensive soft pellet for them. Many of the hens ended up going bald with...