Little Chicken Mama
Songster
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A couple of them died from predators and some of them died from old age.When his roosters died, did he have them necropsied to determine the cause, find out how many of the kidney segments were atrophied? Or did he just shrug and say "oh well".
Some lines of some breeds tolerate extremely high mineral levels, others do not. But urolithiasis and visceral gout from excess calcium is well documented, even in pre lay pullets on egg farms.
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/avian-urolithiasis-visceral-gout-an-overview