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Annabellaa
Chirping
- Oct 2, 2022
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She gets a 18% layer crumble as daily feed. There are 3 additional feeders. 1 with grit that is always available, 1 with oyster shells that are always available. They don’t eat much of either very often. The grit I need to refill once every 2 months and the oyster shells I don’t even fill all the way bc it’s barely ever touched. The third feeder is for scratch which I usually only feed once I have needed to refill their normal food twice (20 lbs of feed to 3lbs of scratch) it’s been very cold out so this week I’ve given them extra scratch hopefully to help keep them warm(maybe too much?). I tend to avoid feeding mealworms aside from very cold nights when they need the protein or to recall them if they are free ranging. I read awhile ago too many mealworms can cause kidney problems and it freaked me right out so they only get them once a week. Even less in the summer. Although I did give them more when they were all molting for the extra energy. The electrolyte water (that I’ve ran out of) I only give for 7 day stretches when there is an extreme weather change, molting, or very hot out.so maybe 4x a year-ish?I can figure out the brand name of the feed and also the electrolyte powder if it helps at all I just don’t know them off the top of my head. Their scratch is corn wheat and barley I think?? I’m honestly not 100% sure. In the summer they eat red currants, raspberries, watermelon, blueberries and literally anything else they can find on the farm when they aren’t in the run. They also get a pumpkin in the fall.
