Ok y'all, I have a good solution to those of you who have problems with feather eating or other problems due to lack of protein.. Go buy a bag of dried lentils and a bag of dried navy beans.. Out of all the beans available, they had the highest amount of protein in them.. You can take both bags and make them all at the same time or cut it in thirds depending on how many birds you have.. Soak them in hot water overnight and then throw in microwave for 30 minutes (or until tender).. You can either keep what you don't use right away in the fridge for a few days or freeze in portions and then just defrost.. (in summer, you could use the cold beans to keep them cool as you would frozen fruits).. I mix in some plain yogurt, oats and wheatgerm and cooked Whole grain brown rice.. It's a high protein treat and my babies love it! Of course, they still get their daily supply of layer feed and a little scratch.. But, my little barred rocks aren't eating the feathers off the ground anymore!!
Goddess
Goddess
