Should I feed my hens scratch or layer feed?

[ThePRfan]

We just followed what it said Our hens have never got gout,nor kidney damage....

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Are you sure the package specifically says

Quote: What does plainly mean?

 

[matt44644]

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I've never heard of oyster shell being mixed with feed. Why would you not leave out a separate feeder with oyster shells in it? :/

Mixing is used for convenience - it eliminates having a separate container that one has to find room for, keep full, etc - for those looking at a streamlined system of dispensing feed using it mixed with feed is easier - though if they are looking for one feed option it would make more sense to just use a layer ration that has the calcium in the feed since in it is unnecessary to add calcium to such a ration which eliminates the need for oyster shell all together.

 

[ThePRfan]

STRAIGHT from the package.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

You won't know if your hens have kidney damage. A hen can be productive with only 2 functioning partitions of the 6 they're born with. When they have renal failure, they show no symptoms, they just die suddenly. When this happens, most people don't get a necropsy. They just say, my hen (or rooster) died and I don't know why.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

STRAIGHT from the package.

What brand of oyster shell are you feeding?

 

[ThePRfan]

I tried containing.It gives a choice,so then,my hens may not lay,be cause they didn't eat it.So mixing it in,they just eat it without providing choice.We also stopped from hearing,too much can cause disease ir sickness,so it depends on how mucch you give them.

 

[ThePRfan]

STRAIGHT from the package.

What brand of oyster shell are you feeding?

I am not sure,im prettty sure the isle I get it from is all purina...

 

[ThePRfan]

You won't know if your hens have kidney damage. A hen can be productive with only 2 functioning partitions of the 6 they're born with. When they have renal failure, they show no symptoms, they just die suddenly. When this happens, most people don't get a necropsy. They just say, my hen (or rooster) died and I don't know why.

I did recently have a hen just died,but they weren't even on oyster shell.