I am new at keeping chickens. All of them were on manna pro, but it’s expensive so I decided to switch to Kalmbach.
The big girls, some Easter eggers and silkies, don’t care for it a lot, but are still eating it. They’re and 4.5 months and look healthy and growing well.
My other chickens, all seramas, are 5 months old, and absolutely hate the new food. They don’t eat much of it—by which I mean, roughly 2/3 to 3/4 uneaten, when before the food was devoured. I actually wet their feed with water and serve it as a mash. So a lot is wasted if they don’t eat it. I have started serving dry, but they hate that even more.
At first I thought it would just take awhile for them to get used to it. Then I thought maybe they were just eating too much before. But now they aren’t looking so healthy anymore. They still come running for food, but get all droopy and leave when they see what’s on the menu. This has been going on for almost 2 weeks now. They’re teeny, so it’s not like there’s a lot of room for weight loss.
Since the big girls are eating the food, my plan is to leave them on it (I bought it mail order in bulk, so I have a lot). Is there a way to make it more palatable for the seramas? Should I just switch them back? I switched because the kalmbach is way cheaper, but at this point I’m paying the same price as the manna pro anyway. Does anyone know of a food that is more similar in flavor?
Thanks,
Susan
The big girls, some Easter eggers and silkies, don’t care for it a lot, but are still eating it. They’re and 4.5 months and look healthy and growing well.
My other chickens, all seramas, are 5 months old, and absolutely hate the new food. They don’t eat much of it—by which I mean, roughly 2/3 to 3/4 uneaten, when before the food was devoured. I actually wet their feed with water and serve it as a mash. So a lot is wasted if they don’t eat it. I have started serving dry, but they hate that even more.
At first I thought it would just take awhile for them to get used to it. Then I thought maybe they were just eating too much before. But now they aren’t looking so healthy anymore. They still come running for food, but get all droopy and leave when they see what’s on the menu. This has been going on for almost 2 weeks now. They’re teeny, so it’s not like there’s a lot of room for weight loss.
Since the big girls are eating the food, my plan is to leave them on it (I bought it mail order in bulk, so I have a lot). Is there a way to make it more palatable for the seramas? Should I just switch them back? I switched because the kalmbach is way cheaper, but at this point I’m paying the same price as the manna pro anyway. Does anyone know of a food that is more similar in flavor?
Thanks,
Susan
