sari Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I nought some "sale" mealies from wiggly wigglers, the birds love them, so do the chooks.....although I have two worries 1) Their poop seems to be fairly dark and really stinky...is this normal...although it has coincided with them commencing laying.... 2) The boss chook ahs been really aggressive again, and harries the smallest legbar away..i'm assuming this is normal..but any tip and comments gratefully received on both these questions I hope I'm not giving too many...a smallish handful at supper with a bit of corn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not sure about the poop, I only give my girls mealworms as an occasional treat. I find that there is more aggression as chooks come into lay or start laying again after a break, as if the top one needs to prove that they are still top and so it goes down the pecking order. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolly Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I think the aggression by the top hen at the sight of a tasty treat is perfectly normal! My top girl always used to chase and peck poor Lola away (the bottom girl) when the treats came out - I ended up putting 2 lots out a distance apart so Lola had a chance of getting some! Can't say I'd noticed any changes in their poo from feeding mealworms though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sari Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 hanks for the advice........I've decided to lay off the mealies for a few days, and see what occurs! I've also ( stupidly) forgotten that I've changed from Growers Pellets ( Dodgson's Organics) to Omlet Layers Mash..so don't know if that will have an effect,,probably....it does smell a lot more, and one or two look positively greyish! I've just poo picked and binned...realising 5 minutes too late that I should have taken a picture and posted in on here!!! I;ve looked thorugh the odd droppings thread..... Thanks for the advice, and more is always welcome! Sarah x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...