Dead chicken, don’t know what happened

[Relleoms]

Warning...gruesome photo, but it shows what fatty liver looks like (should you want to do a necropsy yourself), with subsequent hemmorage. Official COD was liver lipidosis due to obesity (but she weighed less than 5 lbs).

 

[Candy S]

I’d be one of those referred to in this post; my one year old, underweight hen died of fatty liver just a few weeks ago. Her “treat” was fermented scratch & peck feed. I’ve since stopped feeding anything but all-flock crumbles. It really sucks to lose one, especially when you have no idea they’re sick

Ahhh, I’ve been giving them veggies or scratch grains. I’m going to cut out the scratch for sure. Sucks,

 

[Candy S]

View attachment 1379738 Warning...gruesome photo, but it shows what fatty liver looks like (should you want to do a necropsy yourself), with subsequent hemmorage. Official COD was liver lipidosis due to obesity (but she weighed less than 5 lbs).

Unfortunately no chance of a necropsy. I was pretty upset so my son went and buried her thinking that it would help me.

 

[Kiki]

Ahhh, I’ve been giving them veggies or scratch grains. I’m going to cut out the scratch for sure. Sucks,

This is great!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

oh, I'm torturing my hens?

I wouldn't call it torture. I'm sure they love it. They just aren't getting the balanced nutrition that is best for them.
You could feed children ice cream and candy exclusively. They may love you for it but it isn't a good idea.

 

[featherhead007]

I wouldn't call it torture. I'm sure they love it. They just aren't getting the balanced nutrition that is best for them.
You could feed children ice cream and candy exclusively. They may love you for it but it isn't a good idea.

Thank you for that concern, my hens are very healthy, eat balanced feed, and yes I do give them treats quite a bit, but it's hard to resist when they...all 9 want to be on my lap!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I hear you. I'm glad I don't have lap pets. That would be bad with 70+ birds.

 

[featherhead007]

I hear you. I'm glad I don't have lap pets. That would be bad with 70+ birds.

I'de LOVE TO SEE THAT!

 

[cmom]

Corn and millet = 9% crude protein, oats = 12% crude protein.
Layer feed is 16% crude protein, at the lower range of acceptable protein for body maintenance and egg laying but more importantly, has higher lysine and methionine than the grains.
Chickens don't need cookies, they need protein.

The chickens don't need the cookies, I do...

 

[cmom]

What I give the birds for treats doesn't amount to much of anything. They still get their regular feed and are doing well. My mother-in-law had the poorest diet and she lived to be 95 years old. Maybe if she had eaten better she would have lived to 100.