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I told you I have internet issues at the house.
I'm sorry for so many duplicates.
Thank you all for the advice and support.
I gave the other hens a carton of yogurt (which they loved, so who cares if it doesn't do anything), and will pick up stuff to treat for lice tonight. I had previously been looking at the wrong end--I check the dog's neck and ears for ticks almost daily so that was where I was checking the chickens too
Which explanes why I when I did look at vents instead most birds had signs. I really am new to all of this, so I make lots of mistakes.
I'm not convinced the feed choice is one, though. The feed they get is grown locally--reducing our family's footprint and supporting local agriculture. My birds free range plus get table scraps or treats everyday. We will be growing the majority of their food ourselves next year--buckwheat, oats, and extra gargen veggies. I questioned the feed myself when we rehomed our adult birds...conventional wisdom is that they shouldn't be laying with feed less than 16% protine which a scratch-type mix shouldn't have. The former owner assured me after a few bags of starter they spent almost 2 yrs on this food and were excellent layers until late last fall. Furthermore, the food is soyfree--soy being a posible contributing factor to internal laying issues based on what I read on here yesterday. I'm not tring to start a fight, or change anyone else's diet, but we got chickens to become more self-suficiant and less dependent on big buisness for our food. If I'm counting on TSC to buy bags of Purina feed I didn't acomply my goal.
BTW--Hubby IS a big baby when sick
But we ride together and he has the kind of job where you can get fired for being late.
Thank you all for the advice and support.
I gave the other hens a carton of yogurt (which they loved, so who cares if it doesn't do anything), and will pick up stuff to treat for lice tonight. I had previously been looking at the wrong end--I check the dog's neck and ears for ticks almost daily so that was where I was checking the chickens too
I'm not convinced the feed choice is one, though. The feed they get is grown locally--reducing our family's footprint and supporting local agriculture. My birds free range plus get table scraps or treats everyday. We will be growing the majority of their food ourselves next year--buckwheat, oats, and extra gargen veggies. I questioned the feed myself when we rehomed our adult birds...conventional wisdom is that they shouldn't be laying with feed less than 16% protine which a scratch-type mix shouldn't have. The former owner assured me after a few bags of starter they spent almost 2 yrs on this food and were excellent layers until late last fall. Furthermore, the food is soyfree--soy being a posible contributing factor to internal laying issues based on what I read on here yesterday. I'm not tring to start a fight, or change anyone else's diet, but we got chickens to become more self-suficiant and less dependent on big buisness for our food. If I'm counting on TSC to buy bags of Purina feed I didn't acomply my goal.
BTW--Hubby IS a big baby when sick
