HOLY CRAP is this normal?

[RevaVirginia]

just wait for a reply from one of the chicken whisperers that roam this site, they always show up....they're just like Oracles

 

[JewellFarm]

I read in the backyard poultry magazine that they theorize that feather picking is due to a lack of salt. Therefore they pick for the salty tasting blood, YUCK! But it said to add salt to their water for 2 days then fresh water for 3 days then start again for another round. You may want to see if that works.

 

[ibpboo]

My hens go nuts when ever an egg gets busted open, they love to devour them. But, I do not know why yours are pecking till blood comes. How old are they?

 

[fernandez0067]

they are just about a year old...

featherfoot.... how much salt are you supposed to add??? ihave a 2 gallon water bucket

 

[JewellFarm]

One tablespoon per gallon of water. But I was wrong about two days. It says to do it one day and repeat again in three days. Then as needed.

 

[Wifezilla]

Can you give chickens a small salt/mineral block...like they give parrots?

 

[Kim_NC]

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Treats should not amount to more than 10-15% of their total food intake each day.

Interesting about the backyard poultry magazine article on salt. Be careful with that....their bodies are too small to handle a lot of salt at one time. If trying that, I would follow the instructions in the article very carefully.

 

[Whispering Winds]

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What is Greek yogurt? I am dying to learn how to make yogurt. Sorry, not connnected to this thread!

 

[fernandez0067]

Greek yogurt is a lot thicker and taste kinda like sour cream

 

[tellynpeep]

You feed your chickens Greek Yogurt???
That's expensive!!!!!!!!
Lucky girls.........

I make my own. One quart of home-made yogurt turns into about1 cup of the Greek stuff after the liquid is strained off.