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[munchkin]

Hi

 

Sorry if this has been answered else where but i can't seem to find it.

 

I am worried that Barbara - gingernut ranger is very thin compared to my bluebelle. When I pick her up i can feel her very sharp breast bone. They were wormed with flubenvet in October. They share a cat bowl of layers pellets which are made into porridge and also their grub has regular layers pellets in, a cabbage is hung every day for them to peck at and they are also having a small amount of spaghetti along with half a cup of corn daily.

 

The Bluebelle is bigger and when i pick her up i cannot feel her breast bone. They are laying about 5 eggs each per week.

 

Barbara seems very perky and I cannot see signs of red mite etc.

 

Any advice would be welcome

 

Thanks

[Redwing]

I can feel the breast bones of all my girls, laying hens do not seem to carry too much weight so this could be normal, I expect someone will be along with some better advice though

[Plum]

Mine don't have much each side of their breastbone which is quite prominent but they have been wormed. I think you need to worry if it is something new and they feel lighter when you pick them up. Perhaps she is due for worming anyway.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Mine all feel quite bony at the front too. I agree, unless you've noticed a marked decline in her condition, it's probably just the way she's made .

[munchkin]

Thanks everyone