The Middle Tennessee Thread

[Chrystal Dawn]

Ok, so I fed Professor Eagleton some meat. I cooked some salmon up for her. She REALLY liked it. I have a mix of layer pellets and game bird feed crumbles in her food bowl and a separate bowl of scratch. I feed her vegetables, fruit, bread, baby food, oatmeal, rice, and now fish as a treat every other day. She is still losing weight. My mastiff who cannot be trusted around birds was outside with me when I went to feed them today so I used my foot to block them from running out as I walked into the run and she ran into my leg it knocked her over and then she had a hard time getting up afterwards. She is eating so I don't understand the weight loss. She's only about 2 years old. Everyone else is doing fine. Does anyone know what might cause this or know of anything I can feed her to fatten her up? As always, I appreciate your time and information.

 

[Silver Rock]

Ok, so I fed Professor Eagleton some meat.  I cooked some salmon up for her.  She REALLY liked it.  I have a mix of layer pellets and game bird feed crumbles in her food bowl and a separate bowl of scratch.  I feed her vegetables, fruit, bread, baby food, oatmeal, rice, and now fish as a treat every other day.  She is still losing weight.  My mastiff who cannot be trusted around birds was outside with me when I went to feed them today so I used my foot to block them from running out as I walked into the run and she ran into my leg it knocked her over and then she had a hard time getting up afterwards.  She is eating so I don't understand the weight loss.  She's only about 2 years old.  Everyone else is doing fine.  Does anyone know what might cause this or know of anything I can feed her to fatten her up?  As always, I appreciate your time and information.  

Someone may have already suggested this, but have you gave her any poultry wormer here lately. I give my SPPRs a dose of Wazine 17 poultry wormer once every 30 days.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Worming is a good idea. If you use DE on a regular basis you don't have to wait two weeks to eat the eggs again.
You can put her on some high protein game feed for a while and see if it helps her put some weight on too. It s a little more expensive, but if you only have a few birds it doesn't make too much difference.

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

Thanks for the advice! I appreciate you guys more than you can possibly know. I am currently feeding her high protien game feed mixed with layer pellets but I'll give her just the game bird feed. and I have wormed her recently but I'll do it again. Would it be ok to feed her peanut butter, suet cakes, or something else that is high fat?

 

[black404]

I just want to say "hello and good morning." Donna introduced me to the TN thread. Also greatest accolades to Donna for raising beautiful health birds. I look forward to seeing her again on Saturday.

 

[DMRippy]

I just want to say "hello and good morning." Donna introduced me to the TN thread. Also greatest accolades to Donna for raising beautiful health birds. I look forward to seeing her again on Saturday.

Welcome Pam.....she has a thing for pigeons. trying to get into more chickens. she has the best coop ever for her pigeons.

you need to let me know what time we are meeting!

 

[Oramman87]

So my big chickens hit 6 months and started laying I thought I was gonna have to wait till spring to get any eggs. My question is will they keep laying or stop with it being this time of year.

 

[DMRippy]

they will keep laying but might not lay as much. I always have new birds coming online in the fall so I have eggs all the time.

 

[chknoodles]

Welcome Pam.....she has a thing for pigeons. trying to get into more chickens. she has the best coop ever for her pigeons.

you need to let me know what time we are meeting!

I got some Barred rocks eggs from Donna and They have hatch and are growing into very beutifull young hens and roos. Nice tight barring

 

[DMRippy]

you can thank matt1616 for the barring or Good Shepard Poultry Ranch. I just breed them. I don't know how to improve the barring other than use birds with the best barring.