Poultry in Urbania

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Comment by Derek & Julie Craig on March 15, 2011 at 9:38am

Sorry, just a kinder soul than ours with a little spare space in her home chicken run.

Comment by Nigel Thomson on March 15, 2011 at 9:01am

Mash - How are you supposed to feed it to the chooks, we were just putting it dry into a bowl for them to eat, but most was getting wasted, then someone said to make it up with liquid like warm water do make it a thick porridge consistency, is thast right?

Comment by Jenny Freewalker on March 15, 2011 at 8:39am

ls this a place that takes anyones hens?

Comment by Derek & Julie Craig on March 15, 2011 at 8:30am

Today two of our old hens are leaving. We planned to kill off our hens at the end of each laying year and replace them with young 'point of lay' hens like commercial operations do. After molting (no eggs) the egg production reduces making home grown eggs an expensive proposition.  How ever there is resistance - OK , cowardice in eating Mrs Brown & Mrs Brown since we have all got on so well. They where saved by the kind offer of a retirement home for chickens.

Comment by Jill Green on March 13, 2011 at 8:45pm

I was giving cheese to the girls and the vet said not to. This one got egg bound and died.The vet has a very big interest in poultry and I will go by her facts.I was also making porridge in the winter and its OK without milk. Hope this helps

Comment by Jill Green on March 13, 2011 at 8:25pm

Hi Angela Good the problem appears to be just a hickup.Just got 2 22week old brown shavers to keep Doris my moulting old girl company and they have laid an egg each day really impressive.Feeding marsh morning bread scaps lunch pellets tea and in between lettuce silver beet etc I am really impressed with them and I got them from the local poultry farm becks cut about to have a caged live,

Comment by Kristen Morse on March 13, 2011 at 8:14pm

Just wondering why you cant give hens dairy foods. Our lot get scraps as well as conventional pellets/wheat and frequently get cheese or milk products in the mix. Baby chicks thrive on wheat bix, milk and crumbles and a little bit of dog roll occasionally. I haven't noticed any ill effects. What is the problem with it?

Comment by Angela Wayenburg on March 13, 2011 at 6:14pm

Thank you Jill!

My chickens are just over a year old.  Today the problem one looked ok, and all were eating well.

Only three eggs though, don't know who is laying.

Best wishes

Angela

Comment by Jill Green on March 12, 2011 at 2:57pm

Hi Angela I was told only to give a little bit of dog roll to bring hens back to the lay.I understand when they moult you most likely will not get eggs. They need a rest.If shes puffed up shes in trouble my vet said to put them(puffed up) in a hot room.They can take heat.Is she old? My rescue ones live about 18 months.Also do not give hens any dairy foods.I learnt the hard way.I have had the odd soft shelled egg.If in doubt ring the vet. Hope this helps

Comment by Angela Wayenburg on March 12, 2011 at 12:12pm

I need some help please!

 We have had five shavers for just over a year now. Since October they have been inconsistant with laying. A friend suggested that I try giving them a can of cat food, which works for her and brings them back into laying. They loved it but that didn't work.

Then I tried the NZ Gardener recipe (in the last issue) that has had limited success.

My problem is one of the Hens is off her food, and looks puffed up, and keeping away from the other hens. They all look pretty good good apart from a bit of molting.

When I looked at her before she was swatting and produced a soft shelled egg.  The egg looked perfect apart from the shell.

This hen is drinking quite a bit, and the odd bit of grass.

I feed them peck & Lay along with scraps, silverbeet oyster shell, garlic & Cider vinegar in their water.

 

Any suggestions please!

Regards

Angela

 

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