I don't have the words what i feel and saw today. Unbelievable lost!
We have been raising chickens (and roosters, different breeds) for over 3 years. We have maran chickens hatched in the summer who have just started laying 2 months ago. All my maran chickens and roosters are in separate, it means 7 month olds are are in a separate room and and 6 months separately. Maran are new, but I have different breeds of chicken in my other pen, they are older. Changing feathers is not new to me, when its time, I generally switch basic food to a young pullets food. In order not to have any questions, there are 3 different foods in my country. In addition, they receive wheat and oatmeal. Also boiled fish, herbs and other greens in winter. We have very harsh winters and everything is picked up in the freezer. Our chickens can eat everything from garlic, onion to chilli.
It's already minus degrees ( Celsius) outside and we have chickens inside in winter. Winters are also warmer in Europe and one young maran starts to change the feathers.
Two days ago he had a bloody back, only a small place where the feathers had come. Today, this chicken is dead. The same day I brought the chicken into the house and put it on her back medicine. We took the chicken back last night. We put him on an anti-pecking spray. In addition to other chickens as well. This morning, the chicken's back was eaten more. And worst of all, she ate himself. My husband and I took the chicken again today to put medicine on my back, bones stood on his back. It was too late...She was alive and active, but her back was eaten 75%. It's winter when the birds are close together under small conditions. If you feel the same way, hang apples, pumpkins, vegetables on your birds. Even old cd-s and they are not boring.
We have been raising chickens (and roosters, different breeds) for over 3 years. We have maran chickens hatched in the summer who have just started laying 2 months ago. All my maran chickens and roosters are in separate, it means 7 month olds are are in a separate room and and 6 months separately. Maran are new, but I have different breeds of chicken in my other pen, they are older. Changing feathers is not new to me, when its time, I generally switch basic food to a young pullets food. In order not to have any questions, there are 3 different foods in my country. In addition, they receive wheat and oatmeal. Also boiled fish, herbs and other greens in winter. We have very harsh winters and everything is picked up in the freezer. Our chickens can eat everything from garlic, onion to chilli.
It's already minus degrees ( Celsius) outside and we have chickens inside in winter. Winters are also warmer in Europe and one young maran starts to change the feathers.
Two days ago he had a bloody back, only a small place where the feathers had come. Today, this chicken is dead. The same day I brought the chicken into the house and put it on her back medicine. We took the chicken back last night. We put him on an anti-pecking spray. In addition to other chickens as well. This morning, the chicken's back was eaten more. And worst of all, she ate himself. My husband and I took the chicken again today to put medicine on my back, bones stood on his back. It was too late...She was alive and active, but her back was eaten 75%. It's winter when the birds are close together under small conditions. If you feel the same way, hang apples, pumpkins, vegetables on your birds. Even old cd-s and they are not boring.
