Hi,
I previously asked about using Blu-Kote or Wound-Kote, and the popular opinion seems to be that both are okay to use on chickens. I mentioned that I had a minor feather-picking problem that I think may be caused by winter boredom, as I am feeding them 21% protein egg producer feed. There are only some bare spots on two of their butts, the others are okay. It's just that I don't want this problem to escalate.
This only affects a coop in which I have 6 chickens. Another coop has 4 and the two larger coops have 11 and 14. None of these other coops have any problems. I know it's kind of crazy, but I keep so many coops to kind of "sort" the chickens out by breed, compatibility, etc. I have no roosters (not allowed in this area), so it has nothing to do with breeding. This is the first problem I've had in two years of keeping chickens, so I guess it sort of works! I even have an extra small coop if I need to isolate one of them.
I have decided that I would like to try the Wound-Kote that I already have. I plan on being very careful and choose a calm (not windy) day and take each chicken outside (one at a time) and have DH help me spray their butts while I hold them.
Before I do this, I would like to know what I should do with the eggs. It's not that crucial as it affects only 6 eggs a day (at the very most--usually only about 4). I have plenty enough eggs from the others to keep me going!
Should I throw them out for a specified period of time? I HATE to throw out eggs (even though I have more than I know what to do with--always giving them away) but I will if it is necessary. Thank you all for your help with my original inquiry and any suggestions you can give me on this one will be greatly appreciated!
Genie
I previously asked about using Blu-Kote or Wound-Kote, and the popular opinion seems to be that both are okay to use on chickens. I mentioned that I had a minor feather-picking problem that I think may be caused by winter boredom, as I am feeding them 21% protein egg producer feed. There are only some bare spots on two of their butts, the others are okay. It's just that I don't want this problem to escalate.
This only affects a coop in which I have 6 chickens. Another coop has 4 and the two larger coops have 11 and 14. None of these other coops have any problems. I know it's kind of crazy, but I keep so many coops to kind of "sort" the chickens out by breed, compatibility, etc. I have no roosters (not allowed in this area), so it has nothing to do with breeding. This is the first problem I've had in two years of keeping chickens, so I guess it sort of works! I even have an extra small coop if I need to isolate one of them.
I have decided that I would like to try the Wound-Kote that I already have. I plan on being very careful and choose a calm (not windy) day and take each chicken outside (one at a time) and have DH help me spray their butts while I hold them.
Before I do this, I would like to know what I should do with the eggs. It's not that crucial as it affects only 6 eggs a day (at the very most--usually only about 4). I have plenty enough eggs from the others to keep me going!
Should I throw them out for a specified period of time? I HATE to throw out eggs (even though I have more than I know what to do with--always giving them away) but I will if it is necessary. Thank you all for your help with my original inquiry and any suggestions you can give me on this one will be greatly appreciated!
