A question about poultry booster

[peepkeeper]

I've been giving my chickens poultry booster over the winter since they were having a feather picking problem which members told me was probably a mineral deficincy. Now that' it's warm out and they can free range again, should I still feed it? Or can I stop? I'm almost out and need to know if I should order more.

 

[silkiechicken]

You can probably stop now that they get to free range and eat fresh goodies.

 

[peepkeeper]

Well that's a relief on the old pocketbook. Thanks.

 

[tiffanyh]

did it seem to help?

 

[peepkeeper]

It really did help. It was my first winter with chickens. Around february they started picking at each other's feathers, chasing each other around, generally acting frantic about something. I couldn't figure it out. Someone said to get poultry booster for the vitamins and minerals they weren't getting in the winter, and mealworms for the protien. I thought their feed was taking care of it. It really helped, they calmed down, started acting normally, and quit picking feathers. They still have bald spots.