- Jun 27, 2018
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Hello, I would like some advice. Last November I adopted 3 commercial laying hens so they would not be culled. Two barely had feathers on back, bottom and legs. They kept laying daily, but did not seem to grow new feathers.
I put supplements in their water and one started growing feathers. She is nearly fully feathered now. The other hen kept laying but did not seem to grow new feathers. She is kept separate in a small run inside the big run in the mornings.
I give here chick crumb besides her layer pellets for extra protein. Her eggs are fine. She has had a period of laying less and started growing feathers then.
How can I encourage her body to focus on recovering instead of laying eggs?
Apologies for the long description.
I put supplements in their water and one started growing feathers. She is nearly fully feathered now. The other hen kept laying but did not seem to grow new feathers. She is kept separate in a small run inside the big run in the mornings.
I give here chick crumb besides her layer pellets for extra protein. Her eggs are fine. She has had a period of laying less and started growing feathers then.
How can I encourage her body to focus on recovering instead of laying eggs?
Apologies for the long description.