Plinky
Chirping
- Mar 9, 2016
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Hello all,
I have 4 hens which are almost 9 months old. Mixed flock: Leghorn, RIRed, Barred Rock, Brahma.
The Brahma is blind and had a crisis (possibly due to being blind) a couple of months ago when she almost died. She has not started laying.
The Leghorn lays a beautiful egg almost every day. and is in good health in spite of having had a possible lash egg episode a while back (picures elsewhere on forum).
The RI Red lays almost everyday and looks to be in great shape - she had a period when she looked kind of scruffy and seemed to have lost weight, but now feathers all glossy and beautiful.
The Barred Rock stopped laying about a month ago and seems to be molting. She is also very crabby (which I understand goes with the molt).
At the moment I am feeding them all purina organic layer. The get greens and a modest amount of corn/mealworm/sunflower/pumpkin seeds to scratch for. Also turned out to free range a bit each day.
With one molting and one still not laying (perhaps she never will) I'm wondering if they are all getting their nutritional needs met.
What SHOULD I be feeding?
Thanks!
I have 4 hens which are almost 9 months old. Mixed flock: Leghorn, RIRed, Barred Rock, Brahma.
The Brahma is blind and had a crisis (possibly due to being blind) a couple of months ago when she almost died. She has not started laying.
The Leghorn lays a beautiful egg almost every day. and is in good health in spite of having had a possible lash egg episode a while back (picures elsewhere on forum).
The RI Red lays almost everyday and looks to be in great shape - she had a period when she looked kind of scruffy and seemed to have lost weight, but now feathers all glossy and beautiful.
The Barred Rock stopped laying about a month ago and seems to be molting. She is also very crabby (which I understand goes with the molt).
At the moment I am feeding them all purina organic layer. The get greens and a modest amount of corn/mealworm/sunflower/pumpkin seeds to scratch for. Also turned out to free range a bit each day.
With one molting and one still not laying (perhaps she never will) I'm wondering if they are all getting their nutritional needs met.
What SHOULD I be feeding?
Thanks!