Hi DD i love your posts, you're so funny! I hope you're doing ok.Mary Janet, I always read your posts, you are one of the reasons I visit the Aussie thread often.
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Hi DD i love your posts, you're so funny! I hope you're doing ok.Mary Janet, I always read your posts, you are one of the reasons I visit the Aussie thread often.
Had to look that up! I've had several hens die of fatty liver disease.hepatic lipidosis
Thank you! I take the hens to an avian specialist vet when they get sick, so they're on the pellets he prescribed with additional supplements. In case another Adelaidean reads this, the vet is Dr Mark Hill in Seaton. He's excellent and reasonably priced. Here's the list of supplements in case it's of any interest.Had to look that up! I've had several hens die of fatty liver disease.
I found this:
"Experimentally, most attempts to prevent or treat the condition have been made through dietary modification. Substituting carbohydrate with supplemental fat, while not increasing the energy content of the diet, seems to be beneficial."
Source
I have no idea how one would monitor the intake of individual hens unless they are kept in cages. And I have no idea how one gets selenium in their diet, none of the layer feeds I just looked at have any. There is some in the llama and alpaca maintenance pellets, maybe I should feed some to the hens
I'll quickly add that I bought her supplements in pill form for humans and I've been crushing them and adding them to wet mash at the end of the day.Thank you! I take the hens to an avian specialist vet when they get sick, so they're on the pellets he prescribed with additional supplements. In case another Adelaidean reads this, the vet is Dr Mark Hill in Seaton. He's excellent and reasonably priced. Here's the list of supplements in case it's of any interest.
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Peggy has her follow up on Thursday, but she's running around the place like a champion.
Yay! I'm glad you remembered.Unfortunately the house is not pretty enough to show people but soon there will be a new, safer chicken run built and I promised @Aussie-Chookmum before and after photos.
She was a proper lap chicken I was devastated when I found her remainsIt was lovely to "meet" your original flock MJ and learn a little more about you and them. Dora sounds like she was a real sweety.
Yep, it's in mind!Yay! I'm glad you remembered.
Before and after photos are amongst my favourite things!
They're a very endearing bunch. I'm very grateful for the hens and cat.Very nice to meet you @MaryJanet Your flock is lovely! Sorry for your losses however, chickens sure get wrapped around our hearts. Adorable cat! Thanks for sharing!