Flopped Comb

[Wyorp Rock]

Ill try that over night regiment. I do supply calcium grit and we live on sand, they eat sand all the time. Thanks for the advice

Oyster shells are a soluble form of calcium and not hard enough for suitable grit.
They may be able to find suitable grit in sand if there's large enough pieces. If you find they aren't processing foods very well, then purchased Granite Grit placed in a cup in the run would be a good idea.

 

[Lumley Farm]

Oyster shells are a soluble form of calcium and not hard enough for suitable grit.
They may be able to find suitable grit in sand if there's large enough pieces. If you find they aren't processing foods very well, then purchased Granite Grit placed in a cup in the run would be a good idea.

sorry, I meant oyster shells. there are large pieces of grit in sand. If there wasn't suitable grit, then wouldn't my whole flock have problems?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Likely they are finding what they need.

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

I feed oyster shells for calcium, for strong egg shells. Mine do not get actual grit, and they eat rocks in the run, and they are all fine. I do NOT reccomend purina oyster strong pellets, my girls hated it and at very little. a few had runny poop shortly after eating it.

 

[Lumley Farm]

So here is an update on the floppy comb and if she had sour crop or parasites. I brought a sample to a small animal/bird veterinarian in my area, instead of $55 I was only charged $10.50 for an in house fecal float. Totally Negative and microscope did not find any bacteria. I truly believed she was in a kind of shock from the lightening storm the night prior and then found her on the ground just sitting under the coop. So, she is doing fine, eating, but some poo is runny at intervals. Hope the float was not a false negative!!! thanks for all the input BYC! oh, and the comb is still nice and red, and not flopped over as much. Someone showed me a pic of the white variety of Barred Rock and there may be something to the heredity because Juney is somewhat ligher then the average 'stripes'.