First off, I wm kicking myself for not noticing this sooner. Nugget, one of my 3 year old chickens, is very skinny. I had cut back on the treats and scratch because most of them were starting to become plump, but they are fed 20% flock raiser and I feed back eggshells daily for their calcium intake as their base feeds. Yesterday I picked nugget up and immediately noticed her body condition, or lack there of. I am in the coop daily, checking them for thinks like feces on around the vent and for injuries when they are perched at night, but dont typically pick them up on a regular basis.
After noticing this I checked everyone else, they all are good body weights now. I am very concerned, but she is still active, bright, alert, and drinking and eating normally, just very skinny.
I did check her poop for worms, no visible signs but I feel I should worm them just in case. Any advice on this would be great.
I will attempting to feed her scrambled eggs to start, but would meal worms help yo increase her body condition?
She was not like this 3 months ago so I feel like I failed her for not noticing this sooner. She is one of my first chicks so her, and her sister Soup, hold a very special place in my heart. I feel awful about this and just want some advice on improving her body condition and what I should ve looking out for.
I checked them this morning. Her crop is empty, 3 of them seem to have stones in them but are small. Thank you for any advice on this situation.
Last thing, they are not free range at this time as I let my yard recover and grow. They did a lot of damage to it the last few years.
After noticing this I checked everyone else, they all are good body weights now. I am very concerned, but she is still active, bright, alert, and drinking and eating normally, just very skinny.
I did check her poop for worms, no visible signs but I feel I should worm them just in case. Any advice on this would be great.
I will attempting to feed her scrambled eggs to start, but would meal worms help yo increase her body condition?
She was not like this 3 months ago so I feel like I failed her for not noticing this sooner. She is one of my first chicks so her, and her sister Soup, hold a very special place in my heart. I feel awful about this and just want some advice on improving her body condition and what I should ve looking out for.
I checked them this morning. Her crop is empty, 3 of them seem to have stones in them but are small. Thank you for any advice on this situation.
Last thing, they are not free range at this time as I let my yard recover and grow. They did a lot of damage to it the last few years.