4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[purplefowler]

I have been doing abit of hunting on the internet about the feather eating problem as nothing is working for "The chicken with no name". Quite a few places say to try a high protein feed. Has anyone else tried this? Can anyone recommend a good feed? Most seem to be 15/16% and the recommended levels are 20/21% which I am having trouble finding. My other 3 chooks are looking so sorry at the mo, I will try anything! Thanks.

[Egluntyne]

Chick crumbs and growers pellets have a higher ratio of protein than layers pellets.

 

You could also give extra protein in the form of organic cat food, scrambled egg, tuna, sardines, mealworms etc.

[purplefowler]

I definately need to add something meaty as they have completely stripped my garden bare so the slugs and snails are staying away! It is so depressing, I just have a brown garden, no grass left at all so I think they defo need extras in their diet. The best I have found is farmgate organic at 19% but just my luck, no suppliers near me. Will check out the others, thanks!

[JanTheDiver]

Gave mine some cat food this afternoon and they had a fight over it!

 

Hope it does the trick

[Redwing]

Try looking for 'breeders' pellets, they contain a lot of protein but I am with Egluntyne that chick crumbs are a good bet

[Janty]

Allen and Page do 'Specialist Poultry Breeder' pellets...I feed them to my quail as they need a higher protein feed.

[purplefowler]

I am trying heygates specialist at 17% but would have prefered the breeders at 18% but I couldn't get it near me. I also picked up some sunflower seeds and will keep with tuna. If it helps I will let everyone know.

[Saronne]

Doesn't tuna (tinned) have a lot of salt in it?

 

 

Saronne x

[Egluntyne]

Not if it is rinsed, or canned in spring water.

[Space Chick]

I always use the tuna in spring water, it is much better (for humans, dogs, cats and chickens )

[Chook n Boo Mum]

I always use the tuna in spring water, it is much better (for humans, dogs, cats and chickens )

 

We use the stuff in oil, DD has the tuna and the dogs have the oil on their dinner...brilliant for their lovely shiny coats

 

The chooks go bananas for it too on the odd occasion it has made it out to them

 

Sha x

[The Dogmother]

I use either washed tuna, live meal worms or alfalfa.