What to feed broody hen with diarrhea (Help needed)

[Chelsea-85]

If the eggs are all unhatchable you can get some very young peepers from someone else and have her raise them. They must be hatched less than 5 days I am told for this to work.

Thank you dear for your comment. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone having peepers. I am very worried about the result. I hope I will not be disappointed eventually. Thanks again dear.

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

Would the feed seller know?

 

[Chelsea-85]

Would the feed seller know?

I doubt it but I will ask the feed seller if they fail to hatch. Thank you dear

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Ok dear thank you anyway. I should check the label this time because I buy by kilo not the whole pack since I have only two pullets and one rooster. I will hopefully, but I heard that vegetables make hens watery poops. Is cooked rice OK?

I would feed the starter food as the primary part of the diet. The reason is that it should be formulated with all the nutrients chickens need at the correct ratios.
I would go back to giving a little yogurt, perhaps mixed with the starter feed. That will put some probiotics in her intestines. Usually diarrhea is from an imbalance in intestinal flora, intestinal parasites or some disease.
It may not hurt to offer some fruits or vegetables sparingly but not necessarily every day. They should be chopped finely for easy eating.
Rice is very low in protein, as is corn. Wheat is just a little better but may be contributing to the runny feces.

Thank you dear, never heard of it in the market and never asked. I will though.
The problem is in the terminologies. When I go the shop, there are plenty of feeds available in opened packs. I have to recognize the feeds instead of knowing the terms, if you know what I mean. I have problem in recognizing the terms mentioned here.

The pelleted feed you have is your best bet. You can't tell what is in it by looking at it.
Don't worry about the All Flock feed. I'm sure you won't find it there.

The other hen and the rooster do not have problem since the hen eats layer feed and vegetables everyday. I have problem in selecting the feed for the broody to get rid off the diarrhea.
Some of the packages do not even have any writing on them. I have to tell the shopper in Kurdish language, and I don't recognize the feeds available over there. Some pics of the feeds may help me to find the right one.

I wouldn't worry about the hen's ability to hatch the eggs. She sounds very dedicated. The only thing that may prevent them hatching is that your hens may not have been getting enough nutrition before she gathered her clutch of eggs. Whatever nutrition she ate, is the nutrition that is in the eggs available for the embryos to grow and be strong enough to break out of the eggs.
For the future, make that starter feed the bulk of your chickens' diet.
A little grain is OK but should be less than 10% of what they eat. Since you probably can't find fishmeal there, just a little meat or fish from time to time would be good. Again, a little yogurt perhaps once a week would be OK.

On a side note, would you share what languages you understand and what is your native language?
English is my native language but I understand Spanish, German, French.
My Italian, Catalonian and Mayan are very weak.

 

[Chelsea-85]

I would feed the starter food as the primary part of the diet. The reason is that it should be formulated with all the nutrients chickens need at the correct ratios.
I would go back to giving a little yogurt, perhaps mixed with the starter feed. That will put some probiotics in her intestines. Usually diarrhea is from an imbalance in intestinal flora, intestinal parasites or some disease.
It may not hurt to offer some fruits or vegetables sparingly but not necessarily every day. They should be chopped finely for easy eating.
Rice is very low in protein, as is corn. Wheat is just a little better but may be contributing to the runny feces.

The pelleted feed you have is your best bet. You can't tell what is in it by looking at it.
Don't worry about the All Flock feed. I'm sure you won't find it there.

I wouldn't worry about the hen's ability to hatch the eggs. She sounds very dedicated. The only thing that may prevent them hatching is that your hens may not have been getting enough nutrition before she gathered her clutch of eggs. Whatever nutrition she ate, is the nutrition that is in the eggs available for the embryos to grow and be strong enough to break out of the eggs.
For the future, make that starter feed the bulk of your chickens' diet.
A little grain is OK but should be less than 10% of what they eat. Since you probably can't find fishmeal there, just a little meat or fish from time to time would be good. Again, a little yogurt perhaps once a week would be OK.

On a side note, would you share what languages you understand and what is your native language?
English is my native language but I understand Spanish, German, French.
My Italian, Catalonian and Mayan are very weak.

Thank you very much dear for your nice comment. Since the beginning until now, starter feed has been available for them and they like it. I give them yogurt now and then but not everyday, they like it too especially the girls due to their need for calcium.
Before going broody, the pullet liked vegetable very much but yesterday I tried some, but she didn't eat it perhaps she knows it better
Yes, you are right, she is dedicated well enough but I am afraid of the first three days of broodiness when I found some eggs not under her (I don't know for how long) but I placed them back under her and she accepted them again. I believe that she has had very good food before she went broody since she ate more than the other two. I have also (and still) given them meat.
Regarding your question, my mother tongue is Kurdish, I have MA in English Literature, I have diploma in Russian language and I know Arabic as well. While I studied French (I read, write and understand it but not quite much), and I understand Ukrainian as well since I was there for 2 years sorry for being off-topic though.

Thank you again and you look smart since you know a bunch of languages

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

It is fun to speculate how people Missouri know Mayan and Kurdish know Ukrainian. Anyway, "layer" feed is also available. I only Caution that it is not good for chiCkens not yet laying, or Damerow says as much, and I trust her.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Thank you very much dear for your nice comment. Since the beginning until now, starter feed has been available for them and they like it. I give them yogurt now and then but not everyday, they like it too especially the girls due to their need for calcium.
Before going broody, the pullet liked vegetable very much but yesterday I tried some, but she didn't eat it perhaps she knows it better
Yes, you are right, she is dedicated well enough but I am afraid of the first three days of broodiness when I found some eggs not under her (I don't know for how long) but I placed them back under her and she accepted them again. I believe that she has had very good food before she went broody since she ate more than the other two. I have also (and still) given them meat.
Regarding your question, my mother tongue is Kurdish, I have MA in English Literature, I have diploma in Russian language and I know Arabic as well. While I studied French (I read, write and understand it but not quite much), and I understand Ukrainian as well since I was there for 2 years sorry for being off-topic though.

Thank you again and you look smart since you know a bunch of languages

It sounds like you are doing the best you can with the diet. I wouldn't worry too much. Off and on the eggs the first 3 days isn't nearly as problematic at is would be from this point on.
There is actually such a thing as pre-storage incubation where eggs are brought to incubation temperature for several hours and then cooled back down to storage temperature. Evidence shows that they may store longer with that technique. Any time during the first week, if power is lost, or a hen comes off the nest for a longer period, it doesn't appear to have a negative effect on hatchability.

I noticed your English was very strong the first time I saw one of your posts.

 

[Chelsea-85]

It sounds like you are doing the best you can with the diet. I wouldn't worry too much. Off and on the eggs the first 3 days isn't nearly as problematic at is would be from this point on.
There is actually such a thing as pre-storage incubation where eggs are brought to incubation temperature for several hours and then cooled back down to storage temperature. Evidence shows that they may store longer with that technique. Any time during the first week, if power is lost, or a hen comes off the nest for a longer period, it doesn't appear to have a negative effect on hatchability.

I noticed your English was very strong the first time I saw one of your posts.

Thanks a million dear, I hope it does not affect the hatchability rate. One chick is enough for soothing the hard working mom I pray your explanation would work with my situation here.
Thank you again, I love languages in general, English in particular

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It is fun to speculate how people Missouri know Mayan and Kurdish know Ukrainian. ...QUOTE] We get around. This is truly a hijack of this thread but, there are some 20 Mayan dialects. I learned enough in the Campeche and Quintana Roo states to be able to ask directions and talk about food. That was a long time ago and probably wouldn't help me in Chiapas, Veracruz or Guatemala. The son of a friend in Costa Rica works in China and is fluent in Mandarin.
I worked with a foreign exchange program and it was amazing the number of kids that could speak upwards of 6 or 7 languages.
The kids from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine had English skills to rival most Americans. I enquired how this was possible. A young man from Kazakhstan told me "when we go out with friends partying on Saturday night, we have a pact to only speak English among ourselves." Does anyone know American kids with that dedication?
Practice makes perfect.

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

(Your quote close-tag got scrambled)

Are the Mayan ones mutually intelligible? Sadly there is only one minor-ish language that is with English, so it is hard to feel it.

English being the defacto global default does give us an advantage... and a curse.