scratch

  1. B

    Cracked, scratched or dirt??

    Hi everyone, Trying to figure out if this duck egg is cracked, scratched or if it’s just dirt… any help would be appreciated! What should I be looking out for? Thank you!
  2. S

    Is this ok for chicken scratch/treat?

    This is really cheap where I work, wanted to know if this was fine to use as scratch for my 5 month old hens. They are on a All Flock pellet food with oyster shell grit as main diet and occasional Black Soldier Fly grub as treats.
  3. M

    My hen got a injury and her one eye won’t open.

    Hello, I need help. My hen got hurt in between her earlobe and ear. She has a scratch; she was bleeding when it happened, and I whipped it clean since then; it had not bled, but the eye in the side where she got her injury is closed. I checked to see if she got hurt in the eye, but it seems...
  4. M

    Itchy chicken, need advice plz!

    Anybody recognize this issue? Very itchy pulley, I don’t see any mites or bugs but they may be present. She has some bumps on her skin, mostly her neck that are raised, firm and some with what seem to be scabs.
  5. S

    Found baby chick on our porch

    My children found a baby chick on your porch. I'm assuming one of our cats brought it home. It does have a scratch, but it's scabbed. The baby is eating, drinking, and will not accept being alone. We already have flock raiser from having ducks and will get medicated food. I'm just wondering what...
  6. J

    Goose Eye Injury?

    Hello everyone! Long time since I've posted but I have a question for anyone that might know what's going on with an eye of one of my white embden geese. I noticed a couple months ago something was up with his (Guardy)'s eye but I don't know what. It doesn't seem to impair him at all but it's...
    • JonathanHeno
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  7. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    What chicken breeds are closest to "your grandfather's chicken"?

    I hope this question makes sense. I'm newer to chickens and did not grow up in a family that had them. On BYC, and in real life, I have heard people say that their grandparents didn't feed their chickens any commercial feed, but simply threw the flock a small amount of grains/scratch such as...
  8. A

    Finding a good feed in South Africa

    Hi, I have been using chicken feed that I buy from the local farmers auction. It contains maize, sorghum and sunflower seeds. I also bought the same stuff at a local store that sells animal stuff. My run is divided into 3 sections and there is a small amount of grass, weeds and bugs for them to...
  9. R

    When can I start feeding treats?

    Hi all, I have a small flock of 1 EE that is 7 weeks old, and 7 BO's that are 4 weeks old. They have been living in their coop for just over a week now. During the day they have access an outdoor covered run, and at nights are in the coop. Am I ok to start feeding them treats like mealworms...
  10. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    Metabolism And Feeding

    There are many local or indigenous chicken breeds on the planet that have never been fed commercial fully formulated feed. Scratch and scraps are used instead of fully formulated feed. a) What happens to the metabolism of these breeds? b) How will their metabolism change if they are fed...
  11. BookThief

    Gluten Free feeds

    I may be new to BYC, but I wanted to share my findings. My mom is severely allergic to wheat, so when we got our birds, we decided to feed them an all gluten free diet. I did hours and hours of research, trying to find layer feed, chick starter, and scratch that was completely gluten free. It...
  12. SlatyGapSis

    Can I freeze scratch?

    I’ve been feeding my ten chickens 1/2 cup of scratch in the evenings since last fall when it was quite cold at night. I’ve continued this spring, unless it was to be over 50 degrees in the evening, simply because I still have some left over from the bag I purchased. My husband noticed that...
  13. ZooAtHome

    Clarification on scratch

    I'm very new to raising chickens. I did research for over a year before I got my first chicks a little over a week ago. I've tried hard to educate myself as well as possible to avoid any obvious pitfalls, but I am still fuzzy on some of the lingo. Today's question is: What exactly qualifies as...
  14. D

    Organic Chicken Scratch is EXPENSIVE! Tips for making my own?

    Question: Any tips/recipes for making organic chicken scratch?
  15. D

    Organic Oyster Shells?

    Question: Can you get Organic Oyster Shells? If so, where? I try to sell chicken eggs and people seem to like that I organically feed my chickens. Whether it is a fad or not. Any advice? Recommended brands?
  16. Pictorhens

    Scratch blocks

    hi, I’ve got a 20kg bag of scratch - I’m looking to make my own blocks for my 6 chickens. Is there any easy recipes on what to do? Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to bind it together and what extras I need to put in for flavour and nutrition? Thanks
  17. Mitsos Lamprogiorgos

    When the food is chicken scratch, ...

    When the food is chicken scratch (low-density expensive feed), a heritage breed like minorca, australorp, sussex, plymouth rock, campine overlays by far a commercial brown layer. When the food is layer feed (high-density expensive feed), the brown layer becomes the queen, but the others lay good...
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