An update and a question?

[debster1556]

So my last post was a picture of my Buff Orpington rooster, Scooby Roo. It seems that he had some frost bite on his comb. He had it when we got him about 3 weeks ago. It was there yesterday.

Today after work, I'm out at the coop, saying my daily hello, pet and scratch treat time. His comb is completely red, healthy and frost bite free now! Like it just healed over night!

Can this happen so suddenly?

Also my question is, how much scratch is enough? They have regular pellets but don't seem very interested in it. We give them a large margarine tub of leftover veggies, fruit etc. In the morning and a small amount of scratch at night and they have their regular food whenever they want. We have 4 hens and 1 rooster.
Just curious.

 

[chfite]

It has been surprising how fast any frostbite on my rooster heals.

I don't feed scratch, so I can't help you with that.

Chris

 

[aart]

Yes amazing how fast, and well, the frostbite can heal.

Most scratch is kinda like junk food. I free feed a flock raiser 20% protein crumble-about 2 scoops per day, then give them a scoop of 8% scratch in the afternoons out in the run. They need the vitamin and mineral nutrition provided in a regular feed. Oyster shell free fed in a separate container for the layers.