Whey block

[jarcoo0153]

I was selling my produce and eggs at the farmer's market this morning, and me and this man were talking about poultry. I said that I was having problems with pecking and I already knew that they need more protein. He told me to get a whey block and it would fix it . This makes sense, because whey is protien. but where can I buy one? TSC or can my purina mills feed store get me one? Has anyone else done this? Is there another protien supplement that I can feed? I have used game bird chow but it didn't seem to help much!
Any tips help advice is appreciated!
Thanks,
Jared

 

[KDK1]

I feed mine pinto beans (cooked and unseasoned) as well as BOSS. they love the beans. I would stay clear of whey since it is a milk by-product and ckickens are lactose intolerant.

 

[MaPa26]

Hmmm. Interesting. My Dad used it as a last resort when his chickens turned into cannibals. In over forty years of chicken raising, he had never had such aggressive birds. He picked up a block at a CO-OP and they calmed down and stopped attacking each other. They had no digestive problems, as I recall. I give my girls plain yogurt for a treat; about a tablespoon per hen.

 

[MaPa26]

I was selling my produce and eggs at the farmer's market this morning, and me and this man were talking about poultry. I said that I was having problems with pecking and I already knew that they need more protein. He told me to get a whey block and it would fix it . This makes sense, because whey is protien. but where can I buy one? TSC or can my purina mills feed store get me one? Has anyone else done this? Is there another protien supplement that I can feed? I have used game bird chow but it didn't seem to help much!
Any tips help advice is appreciated!
Thanks,
Jared

I realize that I am replying to a very old post, but this one popped up when I did a Google Search about chickens/whey blocks. I was thinking about things my dad taught me, about chickens, because of some things that have come up recently with my little flock. My dad raised chickens all of his life. The only time he was ever stumped, when he was in his late 40s, was when his adult chickens started in attacking and pecking each other. He tried all of the things he knew. Some old guy at the CO-OP suggested the block of whey. It really did the job! Too bad they didn't have Google back in the 1970s.