What to do to help my chickens first mullet?

[Akihimeko]

Currently the have their scratch and egg laying mix.( I'll post photos once I find the bag) I also had it mixed with oyster shell and a big bag of meal worms. Is there anything else I can give them to help. One of em looks very bald on the back I'm a bit worried as here in Apple valley it is very very hot summers. They do have heavy shade next to their coop I heard watering it down does help too. (I also put a big block of ice into their water to keep it colder every day.) How long does it take for them to grow back?

 

[LateBirdFarms]

Do you have a rooster?

 

[MysteryChicken]

That doesn't look like a molt. Looks like rooster damage.

Also, I'd cut the scratch, & mealworms. Those are treats, not a main feed. Oyster shells should be fed separately in a small container, or feeder free choice.

 

[LateBirdFarms]

As @MysteryChicken said, it looks like rooster damage and no matter what you feed as long as you have a rooster over breeding, youre not going to get regrowth.

As a side note, layer feed is supposed to be bad for roosters. Something about the extra calcium killing kidneys if I remember correctly.

 

[MysteryChicken]

As @MysteryChicken said, it looks like rooster damage and no matter what you feed as long as you have a rooster over breeding, youre not going to get regrowth.

As a side note, layer feed is supposed to be bad for roosters. Something about the extra calcium killing kidneys if I remember correctly.

The excess calcium causes long term kidney damage in roosters.

 

[Akihimeko]

I do have a rooster, will they be ok without em? Because nothing ever comes after my chickens. We even have crows that eat with them.

 

[Akihimeko]

Do you have a rooster?

I do

We got rid of the other one because he would attack my legs all the time when I'd go to check their food and water. This was about three weeks ago.

 

[Smileybans]

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We got rid of the other one because he would attack my legs all the time when I'd go to check their food and water. This was about three weeks ago.

You can get hen saddles. They save the hens back and some have wing flaps to help covef their wings too.

 

[Akihimeko]

You can get hen saddles. They save the hens back and some have wing flaps to help covef their wings too.

Sounds great thanks for the help!