circlemfarmny
In the Brooder
- Apr 15, 2019
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I have an 18 month old barred rock that has decided to eat large pine shavings and she got a crop impaction not once but twice who she surgery done yes she had shavings long strands of grass and feed All my large breed chickens free range for a few hours everyday then in their pen their coops is 8’x5’ the pen is 8’ WC 16’ L they have 7 lb feeder in the coop 7lb feeder feed is kalmbach feeds 17% crumbles organic 20 % plume feathering the run and 3 ga waterer fresh wster daily also will give them mealworms and fresh vegetables and fruit So I’m not sure why and how to prevent this any suggestions so I can put her back im with her flock as she is now in a metal bottom cage