citychicks99
Songster
Hello,
I have a 15-week old cockerel and chicken and it looks like the cockerel is currently molting. I have been giving them chick starter feed but I have started fermenting some of their feed and they love it, especially the cockerel. I give them about 1/2 cup of fermented feed a day while still leaving out dry feed as free choice. I also mix in .5 tsp of Poultry Cell in the fermented feed and make sure the cockerel gets most of it. The chicken gets a little bit of it too because she pecks at everything but I figured it should be fine.
For treats, I like to give them sunflower and pumpkin seeds almost every day. I give them about a tablespoon of yogurt and a quarter of a hard-boiled egg every other day. Right now, I'm wondering if they should get yogurt and eggs every day since it's getting colder and he's molting. I wanted to add a tablespoon of nutritional yeast to their daily feed as well to make sure they get extra protein for the winter but I just read a horror story of chickens dying from the wrong balance of nutrition so I wanted to make sure. My brother also gives them apples every few days and I gave them some pumpkin today. I also mixed in 2% diatomaceous earth into their feed.
Since I only have a chicken and cockerel, in about 3 weeks, I'm going to give them Purina Flock Raiser and leave out oyster shell for the chicken. I saved some oyster shells from a few months ago and boiled them to get rid of bacteria. Would it be okay to crush this and give it to the chicken?
I appreciate any advice on how to best feed these two. Thank you!
I have a 15-week old cockerel and chicken and it looks like the cockerel is currently molting. I have been giving them chick starter feed but I have started fermenting some of their feed and they love it, especially the cockerel. I give them about 1/2 cup of fermented feed a day while still leaving out dry feed as free choice. I also mix in .5 tsp of Poultry Cell in the fermented feed and make sure the cockerel gets most of it. The chicken gets a little bit of it too because she pecks at everything but I figured it should be fine.
For treats, I like to give them sunflower and pumpkin seeds almost every day. I give them about a tablespoon of yogurt and a quarter of a hard-boiled egg every other day. Right now, I'm wondering if they should get yogurt and eggs every day since it's getting colder and he's molting. I wanted to add a tablespoon of nutritional yeast to their daily feed as well to make sure they get extra protein for the winter but I just read a horror story of chickens dying from the wrong balance of nutrition so I wanted to make sure. My brother also gives them apples every few days and I gave them some pumpkin today. I also mixed in 2% diatomaceous earth into their feed.
Since I only have a chicken and cockerel, in about 3 weeks, I'm going to give them Purina Flock Raiser and leave out oyster shell for the chicken. I saved some oyster shells from a few months ago and boiled them to get rid of bacteria. Would it be okay to crush this and give it to the chicken?
I appreciate any advice on how to best feed these two. Thank you!