Hey everyone! I’m new to chickens and have read some great things on the site but first time posting. We have a small flock of three hens, and two of them have “mud butt” if you will (one very mild, just a little caked on her feathers, one pretty bad). My husband and I gave the worst one a bath in our garage sink it seemed so caked on, poor thing!! She took it well, and yet the next day she seems to already be accumulating some more nasty poo on her back feathers. I’m thinking we need to switch feed?
We currently feed Scratch and Peck layer formula that we order from chewy.com because we already have things that we need on that site so might as well get free shipping! But I’m open to other brands, especially if it’s available at Tractor Supply. What feeds or supplements help get firm stools? I really don’t want to be doing regular chicken baths and I don’t think they’d like that either! I also feed them oyster shell in a separate container, and some mealworm trail mix with other types of insects as a treat. They also get strawberries, and even frozen plain Greek yogurt cubes. I also have been adding acv to their water recently as well. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome, thank you!!
We currently feed Scratch and Peck layer formula that we order from chewy.com because we already have things that we need on that site so might as well get free shipping! But I’m open to other brands, especially if it’s available at Tractor Supply. What feeds or supplements help get firm stools? I really don’t want to be doing regular chicken baths and I don’t think they’d like that either! I also feed them oyster shell in a separate container, and some mealworm trail mix with other types of insects as a treat. They also get strawberries, and even frozen plain Greek yogurt cubes. I also have been adding acv to their water recently as well. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome, thank you!!
