joza2210 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Oh No Everyday we feed our chickens pellets in the mourning and some corn and night ... But at the weekend my dad ran out of pellets and has just been feeding them corn for 3 days !! My orpington bantam can not digest corn and she now had a massive hard crop... Urggg Am i just stressing over nothing ? Oh yes and he has been mixing in chick crumble to the corn for them Help ... Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 You wont be able to eat the eggs for 3 weeks (i think) after stopping feeding the chick crumb due to coccidiosis sp? medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Oh dear, I would ask him to starve the orp until the crop is clear and feed grit to help digest it. I did this accidently recently when my MotMot had a problem but it cleared after 24hrs. Make sure they have water. The chick crumb may have a coccidiostat in it which I have been told is not a good thing to give them so I would check that otherwise it would just make them put on weight nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 You wont be able to eat the eggs for 3 weeks (i think) after stopping feeding the chick crumb due to coccidiosis sp? medicine. That would only apply if it were medicated chick crumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joza2210 Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 No its not medicated ... And my dad is going to try and get some pellets tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
