POOR FEATHERING

[karenm52]

what dimensions should a nest box be?

 

[karenm52]

They may just need more protein.

they get lots of protein: worms, dried grubs, yoghurt and occ ground meat

 

[karenm52]

That's very interesting! What does this glue consist of, is it literally like Elmer's glue?

i don't know. i no longer work in the lab but there would be an MSDS sheet along with the product submitted for testing. MSDS - material safety data sheet

 

[karenm52]

I doubt the Corid is the culprit. If they were molting during dosing, maybe, but it shouldn't affect existing feathers any more than a person's straight hair would suddenly become curly after taking medication. It can only affect growth that comes after, not before.

I also have one girl who has a somewhat similar tail. I thought she would molt it out, but her molt was extremely light and her tail feathers were never lost. I think it's more due to wear and tear, such as how they're sleeping, or a new place they found to hang out in. As long as they're otherwise healthy, I'm not sure how worried I'd be.

As a side note, I also try hard to avoid potentially harmful ingredients, and feed moistened Scratch and Peck grower to my chickens. However, sometimes the benefits of something outweigh that one ingredient that may be harmful. I try to keep them (and myself) healthy, but I also try to balance good vs bad. Giving something a few times will likely not result in catastrophe.

they had just finished molting when i gave the Corid. i didn't want to give it while they were molting as i feared it would be too much stress on their system. i DO have a new coop/nest box set up and am wondering if the nest boxes are too small. i asked about nest box size in a post but have not received any replies to that one. ty for you info.

 

[karenm52]

they had just finished molting when i gave the Corid. i didn't want to give it while they were molting as i feared it would be too much stress on their system. i DO have a new coop/nest box set up and am wondering if the nest boxes are too small. i asked about nest box size in a post but have not received any replies to that one. ty for you info.

the coop, nest box and Corid all happened at the same time. their feathers do not seem to be getting any worse, thankfully