Bone Broth during Molt

[Sally PB]

Bone broth won't hurt anything and I think they would enjoy it, but a more concentrated protein source would be more help. Canned sardines or tuna or even wet cat food are options, as is switching to a high protein feed.

I do like the idea of the calf manna!

I tried to buy a 10 lb bag at TSC yesterday. THey no longer have it in 10 lbs, only 50. And they were out. I'm not going to buy 50 lbs of something I use just a few weeks a year.

So I'll get some sardines or something. Just have to make sure they aren't laced with salt.

 

[oliverlangon]

Using beef bone broth as a calcium source for your chickens during molting is a creative idea! Chickens love the extra nutrients. You can enhance the broth by adding some crushed eggshells for an extra calcium boost. It's a great way to support them through their molt.

 

[nuthatched]

Using beef bone broth as a calcium source for your chickens during molting is a creative idea! Chickens love the extra nutrients. You can enhance the broth by adding some crushed eggshells for an extra calcium boost. It's a great way to support them through their molt.

It's a good idea but they don't need extra calcium during molt, but extra protein.
Stock can only hold so much nutrition, there are better, easier ways to support them for molting.

 

[Smokerbill]

When I start seeing soft shell eggs I mix up some wet feed pellets with a bunch of hand crushed eggshells. I've also used an old coffee grinder to pulverize oyster shells and added those to the wetted feed.

But I'm curious. I thought hens stopped laying eggs during the molt.

 

[NatJ]

But I'm curious. I thought hens stopped laying eggs during the molt.

Hens often do quit laying eggs while they are molting. But I have had a few that continued to lay eggs while molting, and apparently OP has some that do it too.