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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 19:18:23 GMT
Some of my chickens are eating their feathers. I know that this happens sometimes due to low protein. I have scrambled them some eggs (with the shells for calcium), to help increase their protein intake. They love the treat  I'm just not sure how much I can give them, with it causing them to get sick. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2017 20:00:14 GMT
Shhhhh. Don't say anything bad about me. Bubbe is my wife!
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Post by countrymom22 on Apr 12, 2017 0:11:18 GMT
I would go with a cheap dry cat food. It's super high in protein, cheap and the chickens think they've died and gone to heaven. It has always worked for me!
Welcome Bubbe, nice o meet you! And we LOVE macmad!
(macmad, I'll tell you where to send my check!)
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Post by aoconnor on Apr 12, 2017 0:41:48 GMT
I agree, cat food is a good idea! And of course we would never talk bad about you @macmad, not unless you stop paying us to be nice!!
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Apr 12, 2017 1:26:28 GMT
I agree with the other ladies as far as the cat food. I usually dole some out when they are molting... As a matter of fact I have one girl molting now for some reason-she looks terrible!
When your birds are about to molt - Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens says to toss them a handful of dry cat food every other day until the molt is over. This I found interesting - the book also states - Some poultry folks use dog food, not realizing that dog food (like chicken feed) gets much of its protein from grains. Cat food, on the other hand, contains animal protein, which is rich in the amino acids a chicken needs during the molt.
~Mari
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 1:46:25 GMT
Great idea on the cat food. Do ya'll take PayPal? 😳
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 2:19:31 GMT
Thanks everyone! I will be shopping for dry cat food tomorrow. |
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Post by nyhunter on Apr 12, 2017 3:47:20 GMT
I occasionally feed my chickens cooked eggs, usually duck eggs when the pigs don't get them. I don't think you can overfeed them. They'll just stop eating when they've had enough.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 13:22:59 GMT
I occasionally feed my chickens cooked eggs, usually duck eggs when the pigs don't get them. I don't think you can overfeed them. They'll just stop eating when they've had enough. Thanks nyhunter |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 13:23:45 GMT
Great idea on the cat food. Do ya'll take PayPal? 😳 How much will you pay me to tell them, that you are the most amazing husband in the world <3 ? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2017 15:49:05 GMT
Great idea on the cat food. Do ya'll take PayPal? 😳 How much will you pay me to tell them, that you are the most amazing husband in the world <3 ?  |
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Post by countrymom22 on Apr 12, 2017 21:51:19 GMT
My chickens also get any meat scraps left over after dinner. They love it!
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Post by poppopt on Apr 13, 2017 1:17:32 GMT
I've never felt comfortable feeding chickens eggs. I'd much rather give them something else. It sort of feels like cannibalism, and I know I'm not fond of that idea in humans. (Wasn't there a movie about what happens to cannibals? Something kinda like mad cow?) I've never felt good about cows eating cow parts, pigs eating pig parts, or chickens eating chicken parts. It just seems unnatural in my mind. I know, people do feed eggs to chickens and they seem to be fine. Still just kinda goes against my grain.
To each their own, no offense intended.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2017 3:29:32 GMT
I tried the dry cat food. The girls picked up a piece, then dropped it. None of them liked it. But a stray cat did, about 9:30 at night. I'm going to put the dry food in a food processor tomorrow, to make the pieces smaller.
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Post by bergere on Apr 14, 2017 17:11:32 GMT
Some of my chickens are eating their feathers. I know that this happens sometimes due to low protein. I have scrambled them some eggs (with the shells for calcium), to help increase their protein intake. They love the treat I'm just not sure how much I can give them, with it causing them to get sick. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I would highly recommend using a high end meat based dry Cat or Fish food ground up and mixed into their feed. This will stop all feather eating and other issues. Chickens do need meat or insects in their diets to stay healthy. (annndddd,, I should of read all the other posts first. LOL ) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2017 19:05:55 GMT
Thanks Bergere |
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Post by feather on Apr 14, 2017 20:54:11 GMT
welcome @bubbe,
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2017 14:42:28 GMT
Thanks Feather |
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I'm just not sure how much I can give them, with it causing them to get sick. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
