One of my hens made the mistake of using the pigs trough as a place to sit, it was used as a cushion by one of the piglets, and what had been a healthy happy bird 2 minutes prior was a sad looking bunch of feathers when I came back.
Not wanting to wast an otherwise healthy bird it was duly skinned ready for the stew pot.
We noticed this not very old bird was a bit fatty.
Apart from eating the local fruits .... which include bananas,mangoes and avocados, they scratch for feed during the day, and get commercial 19% Layer protein feed at night to tempt them back into the coup.
I am wondering if the 19% isn't perhaps too rich for them, and that maybe I should drop the protein level to 17%.
I had to stop feeding them in the morning as they would just gulp it down and then sit around all day waiting for supper.
I wouldn't want my girls getting angina...
Anyone got a step walker for lazy chickens.....
Not wanting to wast an otherwise healthy bird it was duly skinned ready for the stew pot.
We noticed this not very old bird was a bit fatty.
Apart from eating the local fruits .... which include bananas,mangoes and avocados, they scratch for feed during the day, and get commercial 19% Layer protein feed at night to tempt them back into the coup.
I am wondering if the 19% isn't perhaps too rich for them, and that maybe I should drop the protein level to 17%.
I had to stop feeding them in the morning as they would just gulp it down and then sit around all day waiting for supper.
I wouldn't want my girls getting angina...
