picky eaters

  1. Australorp Chook

    What Greens do chickens like?

    Hi again, I’m just wondering what fruit and veggies chickens like to eat. Mine are being a bit picky. We’ve given them lettuce, silver beet, spinach, carrots, cucumber, apple, broccolini and sweet corn and they don’t seem to want any of it. They are sometimes interested in the cucumber and...
  2. N

    skinny chicken after flystrike survival

    awhile back I lost one hen to flystrike before I even knew what it was... she was a good 6-8 years old + I tried to save her but she died overnight.... about 2 weeks later on my now nightly flip a chicken over and check a second hen got it as well.... this time I caught it MUCH earlier... couple...
  3. TurGoosen

    Overly picky goslings

    I’m trying to introduce new food to my goslings. So far I’ve given them chopped apples, strawberries, green peas, lettuce, various grasses, watermelon, blackberries, blueberries and mulberries. They only ate the watermelon, peas, lettuce and grass. Any suggestions to get them to try new foods? I...
    • TurGoosen
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    • Forum: Geese
  4. AChickenBoi

    Food and water spills from chicken’s beak when she bends down to peck at the ground.

    My 3-4 year old hen, Rocky, has been having these issues for a long while. I thought it was a symptom of sour crop, so when I isolated her to reset her digestive system, she became more lively and a completely normal chicken. However, water, bits of food, and other stuff still spills from her...
  5. B

    Not eating enough because picky? Food & Poo Questions. (attached photo!!)

    My peachick is about 4 days old, and likes cooked egg, but doesn't like starter feed. I can sometimes get it to eat if I moisten the egg and put starter feed on it but its not as effective. I feel it isn't eating enough. maybe a teaspoon a couple times a day. What can I do to get it to eat more...
    • B-Nicole91
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    • peachick peafowl picky eaters poo threedaysold young
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    • Forum: Peafowl
  6. B

    Picky eaters for homemade feed?

    I feed my black australorps a combination of Purina layer feed and homemade feed. They also have free choice crushed oyster shells and grit. The homemade feed consists of corn, wheat, sunflower, millet, oats, kelp, meal, and a half dozen additional types of small seeds along with a few other...
  7. MamaChick70

    Food issue

    Good evening my chicken 🐓 people, I hope someone can help me. So I have 8 week old sex link girls and I just started them on grower ( looks like pellets) and they are refusing to eat. They want NOTHING to do with this new food. They were on medicated starter crumble. When they ate the starter...
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