So I'm a newbie. I have one hen who's a year old, but the others are all round about six months. The past couple weeks combs have been getting bright red and the weather has been unseasonably warm so this week I switched them to layer crumbles. I just had a feeling. Next morning I had two eggs! One of them I'm sure is my little EE hen, I don't know who laid the other but I kind of suspect my Japanese bantam. Today I had two more, one another green one from Captain Falcon (the EE) and another dark one that could have been the older hen, or pretty much anybody (they're all bantams and about the same age so until they get some patterns down or I catch them in the act I just won't know which is who's).
But the two I got today were a little streaky with a substance that looked more like blood than poop. I realize it's probably perfectly normal, but I'm still a little worried. They're on the layer crumbles, and they free range in the yard for several hours a day. I occasionally add gravel to their coop but they've got plenty of gravel outside. They also get occasional kitchen scraps. For instance they're probably getting some carrots and potatoes and an old banana today. Is there anything else I need to give them? Do they need extra calcium or are the layer crumbles enough?
But the two I got today were a little streaky with a substance that looked more like blood than poop. I realize it's probably perfectly normal, but I'm still a little worried. They're on the layer crumbles, and they free range in the yard for several hours a day. I occasionally add gravel to their coop but they've got plenty of gravel outside. They also get occasional kitchen scraps. For instance they're probably getting some carrots and potatoes and an old banana today. Is there anything else I need to give them? Do they need extra calcium or are the layer crumbles enough?
