JbR
In the Brooder
I am the first time mom of 2 hens who are almost 5 months old. I've had them since they were a couple days old. Now they have a mix of excrement & sand stuck below their cloaca, in their fluff! They seemed to have loose/watery stools for a couple days, no mucous or blood seen. I didn't catch it until it was dried on their back end yesterday. Their stool appears back to normal, but one more than the other acts like she is starving, panicking for more food. Trust me they are very well fed! The panic type behavior started after the eggs started coming, thus I added things to see if they were missing something they needed. They (or one, not 100% sure) just started laying eggs a week ago. That's when all this started changing. They are clearly telling me something is wrong, but what
I'm worried about them!
They are finishing a bag of grower feed with pre & probiotics, no medicated feed since the first large bag. They do get herbs, small amounts of veggies, small amnt food grade organic DE, and small amnt meal worms. I added a small amount of calcium on the side when eggs came in case they needed it.
The coop doesn't currently provide the weeds/grass they like so I bring that to them at least several days a week. I'm hoping that they can get that on their own soon! I do have to physically move them to a large kennel after dark for now until I feel like the coop is safe & they freak out when it gets dark out there, as we live in the woods & I spoiled them from the start... lessons learned!
I need advice!
I'm worried about them!
They are finishing a bag of grower feed with pre & probiotics, no medicated feed since the first large bag. They do get herbs, small amounts of veggies, small amnt food grade organic DE, and small amnt meal worms. I added a small amount of calcium on the side when eggs came in case they needed it.
The coop doesn't currently provide the weeds/grass they like so I bring that to them at least several days a week. I'm hoping that they can get that on their own soon! I do have to physically move them to a large kennel after dark for now until I feel like the coop is safe & they freak out when it gets dark out there, as we live in the woods & I spoiled them from the start... lessons learned!
I need advice!