I have a 9 week old EE that is a severe scissor beak. I know we're fighting possibly a losing battle, but we're trying to keep her going. She's half the size of the others, but shows no other signs of weakness or sickness. In fact she is the friendliest one in the flock. When I go into their temporary coop she's the first to greet me and has even started flying up to me and landing on my outstretched arm. =) She never fusses when the girls and I pick her up and is just an all around calm and sweet to the core chicken. She has also been a great life lesson for my girls that there are things in our life that need and depend on us and that we shouldn't judge something by the way it looks.
Anyway, my question is this: we've been taking her out of the coop and letting her eat a yogurt/crumble mixture in a deep bowl and has been going well. I got to thinking about those Ensure drinks and how they have good amounts of protein, vitamins, and calories. Has anyone else tried to feed an underweight chicken this, or is it a crazy idea? I thought about trying the plain vanilla or butter pecan flavor. What do yall think?
Anyway, my question is this: we've been taking her out of the coop and letting her eat a yogurt/crumble mixture in a deep bowl and has been going well. I got to thinking about those Ensure drinks and how they have good amounts of protein, vitamins, and calories. Has anyone else tried to feed an underweight chicken this, or is it a crazy idea? I thought about trying the plain vanilla or butter pecan flavor. What do yall think?