Oh geez I've been giving my frazzle yes frazzle bantam a ton of sos
Give them all grower and provide oyster shell calcium on the side--I use plastic chick feeders for extra calcium.Oh geez I've been giving my frazzle yes frazzle bantam a ton of sosshe has looked like this for 6 + months. However, she is finally growing some porky Pine's . Thank goodness! I thought I was going to have to make her a sweater
not my prettiest hen! I love her though . Back to Oreo .
I have 6 big girls and 4 new layers and one not laying yet. I have both grower and layer with some flax in them. How should I go about feeding the rest of the flock? The younger ones just started laying I n the last 3 weeks. Should I put both layer and grower in coop or pull layer. Honestly with day light and most are not laying anyways. Should I just give grower?
Perfect! Thank you! Hopefully they all get better! I'm just about to feed them too.
Definitely a cockerel, he's got lots of pointy hackle and saddle feathers...sorry!Hello,
These pictures are of a 19 week old Black Autralorp from a hatchery sexed batch. I am thinking it is a cockerel, but haven't had any crowing yet, so holding out some hope that it could be a pullet.
No problems. It can be hard to get your head around at first!
I just was thinking cutting back fruit veggies but I'll keep veggies and seeds. Does the rooster booster help the girls with there molts? I'll go get some more yogurt it's on sale yeah! At least she is not like my Mille! She's been on the roost for almost 30 days !however she is looking fantastic! Oreo is my super fun loud hen who loves her food!!! Struck me as odd when she was standing staring quite featherless and not making a move or noise.. No, I feel bad for her! She's such a beauty inside and out! I hate seeing her naked. Plus I have not had a egg for about a week. She's my best producer but would rather have her heathy. She's also a good brood! Thank you so much ! Everyone ! I'm going to drop some $ at the feed store now.
What brand probiotics do you buy?
Great tips!Nutri Source makes two poultry probiotic + electrolyte + vitamin powders, one for chicks and one for adults. The adult one is pretty hard to find in the stores around here, but the chick booster is readily available and many feed stores. During molt, if I can't find the adult formula I will add a scoop of the chick formula to their fermented feed, or sometimes just add plain Greek yogurt or Kefir to their feed instead.
Another thing I've used with some success is the addition of mashed hard-boiled egg sprinkled atop their food, or raw fish or shellfish provided to them as an extremely nutritious treat. When I'd bought some sockeye salmon for our dinner, whoever had filleted it left a bit too much of the belly and fins on the filet, so I cut it off and gave it to my chickens. They devoured it! Sin and all! And had a great time doing it. I noticed sudden extensive new feather growth in my nearly naked Aussie, Lulu, the very next morning. From that point on I gave them scraps...such as the tail end of the fish that my family doesn't really like, whenever I prepared any kind of fish. I also added raw dessicated organic bison liver to their feed occasionally via the treats I'd bought for my dogs. Protein and methionone are really the keys when it comes to new feather growth, as feathers are made from protein. That's part of the reason why chicks require so much more protein that adults, so they have enough not only for normal growth, but also to support that feather growth.
You might also consider putting a saddle on your girl until her back feathers grow in...especially as the temps begin to drop. It may not be necessary, but it sure made me feel better when I did it for my girl, LOL.
Nutri Source makes two poultry probiotic + electrolyte + vitamin powders, one for chicks and one for adults. The adult one is pretty hard to find in the stores around here, but the chick booster is readily available and many feed stores. During molt, if I can't find the adult formula I will add a scoop of the chick formula to their fermented feed, or sometimes just add plain Greek yogurt or Kefir to their feed instead.
Another thing I've used with some success is the addition of mashed hard-boiled egg sprinkled atop their food, or raw fish or shellfish provided to them as an extremely nutritious treat. When I'd bought some sockeye salmon for our dinner, whoever had filleted it left a bit too much of the belly and fins on the filet, so I cut it off and gave it to my chickens. They devoured it! Sin and all! And had a great time doing it. I noticed sudden extensive new feather growth in my nearly naked Aussie, Lulu, the very next morning. From that point on I gave them scraps...such as the tail end of the fish that my family doesn't really like, whenever I prepared any kind of fish. I also added raw dessicated organic bison liver to their feed occasionally via the treats I'd bought for my dogs. Protein and methionone are really the keys when it comes to new feather growth, as feathers are made from protein. That's part of the reason why chicks require so much more protein that adults, so they have enough not only for normal growth, but also to support that feather growth.
You might also consider putting a saddle on your girl until her back feathers grow in...especially as the temps begin to drop. It may not be necessary, but it sure made me feel better when I did it for my girl, LOL.
