question on growth

[WandaLiz]

dear Collaborator Poultry-lovers!

i find this backyard Chicken the most incredible webpage ever! thank you so much for all the advice you post here! Me, my sister, nieces and my mom are fans of hens. We started due to a lost hen (Piru) that moved to our house from nowhere , then a rooster (Wence) showed up, then Piru disappeared and appeared back with chicks and the family goes on and we are delighted! We write because the last hatch was about 6 months ago and one of the young is still as big as closed fist. We have her in a coop we are afraid to release her, first because she hasnt been with other hens to learn to survive, second because of falcons and mainly because our neighbours cats ( about 10). Her diet is corn, greens from the garden, the insects she eats when we move the coop ( tractor) and protein. I apologise for our ignorance or if we are making mistakes. do you think we should buy nutrients for her? if so which. We love her so much. Her name is Coki. thank you for your advice.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I see a nutritional imbalance issue with what you're describing with diet.

Do you have any normal chicken feed?(Not Layer) She's missing certain nutrients she's not getting from that diet.

 

[-Isla June-]

dear Collaborator Poultry-lovers!

i find this backyard Chicken the most incredible webpage ever! thank you so much for all the advice you post here! Me, my sister, nieces and my mom are fans of hens. We started due to a lost hen (Piru) that moved to our house from nowhere , then a rooster (Wence) showed up, then Piru disappeared and appeared back with chicks and the family goes on and we are delighted! We write because the last hatch was about 6 months ago and one of the young is still as big as closed fist. We have her in a coop we are afraid to release her, first because she hasnt been with other hens to learn to survive, second because of falcons and mainly because our neighbours cats ( about 10). Her diet is corn, greens from the garden, the insects she eats when we move the coop ( tractor) and protein. I apologise for our ignorance or if we are making mistakes. do you think we should buy nutrients for her? if so which. We love her so much. Her name is Coki. thank you for your advice.

There can even be malabsorption of nutrients. Which fed, can grow into the correct size. However, there are some breeds of chickens thst are dwarf size.

 

[MysteryChicken]

There can even be malabsorption of nutrients. Which fed, can grow into the correct size. However, there are some breeds of chickens thst are dwarf size.

Corn, & greens isn't a balanced chicken diet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

dear Collaborator Poultry-lovers!

i find this backyard Chicken the most incredible webpage ever! thank you so much for all the advice you post here! Me, my sister, nieces and my mom are fans of hens. We started due to a lost hen (Piru) that moved to our house from nowhere , then a rooster (Wence) showed up, then Piru disappeared and appeared back with chicks and the family goes on and we are delighted! We write because the last hatch was about 6 months ago and one of the young is still as big as closed fist. We have her in a coop we are afraid to release her, first because she hasnt been with other hens to learn to survive, second because of falcons and mainly because our neighbours cats ( about 10). Her diet is corn, greens from the garden, the insects she eats when we move the coop ( tractor) and protein. I apologise for our ignorance or if we are making mistakes. do you think we should buy nutrients for her? if so which. We love her so much. Her name is Coki. thank you for your advice.

Is it possible to get pictures of the chicken in question? Maybe with a hatch mate, too, to show the differences in size between them?

 

[-Isla June-]

Corn, & greens isn't a balanced chicken diet.

I know, that’s why she should change feed to something which provides more nutrients which the chick may not be getting enough of.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I know, that’s why she should change feed to something which provides more nutrients which the chick many not be getting enough of.

The Malabsorption of nutrients thing from your original post, makes it sound like a digestive issue. Rather then a lack of proper nutrition.

 

[MysteryChicken]

@U_Stormcrow , work your magic for the OP?

 

[-Isla June-]

The Malabsorption of nutrients thing from your original post, makes it sound like a digestive issue. Rather then a lack of proper nutrition.

Ok, thanks for letting me know!

 

[-Isla June-]

(lets not spam this chat writing to each other, and rather writing to the person who needs help!! )