Hi Guys,
I have a red sex link chicken who is around 30 weeks old. She is underweight, has a pale under developed comb and wattles, and pale legs. She has always looked paler than her sister, who is the same age and breed.
She eats pretty normally, although is sometimes picked on by the other chickens at feeding time, but this is getting better. She's usually the bottom of the ladder. I think she might have diarrhoea as well, but can't be certain.
She hasn't started laying yet. Her sister started laying about 2 weeks after we brought them home. She is fed layer mash and scratch mix from the feed store. I also throw in scraps and let them roam for a few hours every afternoon. They were all wormed a few weeks ago. I have also recently cleaned out the coop and sprayed Coopex around for the spiders.
Can anyone give suggestions on what to do next? I have a large jar of garlic and some yoghurt, so I'm going to try that next. I might also mix some herbs through for them. Any suggestions on which ones would be best?
I have a red sex link chicken who is around 30 weeks old. She is underweight, has a pale under developed comb and wattles, and pale legs. She has always looked paler than her sister, who is the same age and breed.
She eats pretty normally, although is sometimes picked on by the other chickens at feeding time, but this is getting better. She's usually the bottom of the ladder. I think she might have diarrhoea as well, but can't be certain.
She hasn't started laying yet. Her sister started laying about 2 weeks after we brought them home. She is fed layer mash and scratch mix from the feed store. I also throw in scraps and let them roam for a few hours every afternoon. They were all wormed a few weeks ago. I have also recently cleaned out the coop and sprayed Coopex around for the spiders.
Can anyone give suggestions on what to do next? I have a large jar of garlic and some yoghurt, so I'm going to try that next. I might also mix some herbs through for them. Any suggestions on which ones would be best?
