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NatureGirl74
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- Jul 23, 2020
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The roo that had the purple comb had been free ranging all day every day. He liked to pick through the gravel that was in our yard and spent a lot of time wandering through the tree line. The cockerels are 6-7 months and are not molting. The roo already molted and his stomach feathers went from white to black. Is it normal for his feathers to change that much after molt? This was before he was moved in with the peafowl. My main flock has been free ranging everyday so they're getting grit. All I have is oyster shells, but these guys don't need the calcium.It's definitely feed related. Could be lack of grit as well, which strains the liver and kidneys, and causes black comb. Are your chickens molting too? Molting puts strain on their existing diets too. Are there any supplemental snacks or nutrients you can provide above the feed, it may help. Something possibly with natural glucose or sugar. Im in a balancing act right now trying to manually feed some chickens and its hard getting the grit and protein and nutrients correct. Ive been giving my chickens liver pate as supplement, but they still need something more.