Britannia Ovens (esp Range cookers) your experience

[pullusleggus]

I think my chickens are anaemic. They have varying degrees of pale combs and faces and I have just found and blitzed some red mites in the coop. I'm going to dust them later before bed.

 

Does anyone know how I might be able to treat the anaemia? I've given them some mealworms and sunflower hearts plus poultry spice in their food. I know these will all pep them up a bit but is there something more I could feed them? Is spinach any good??

 

T x

[Redwing]

A good tonic will give them a boost, Lifeguard is one of the best

[sandyhas3chucks]

Hi, Wooden coop?

If so blitz blitz and blitz till the nasty evil blood suckers have gone. Pref keep them out and away from coop till they are gone!!

poos ok???

[pullusleggus]

Thanks for the advice. I've given them some tonic and I'm ready to spray the coop again as long as I have a good few hours without rain. I've added DE to their main dust bath and sprinkled them with mite powder.

 

Their poo is fine - at least I've not seen anything suspicious.

 

But I still lack ideas for feeding them up. I have seen scrambled eggs mentioned on another site so I gave them that this morning. Maybe there isn't anything else to try....

 

Thanks for all the thoughts.

 

Tania x

[sandyhas3chucks]

gosh there is lots.

There is something called Critical Care Formular and Kaytee baby bird extract. and CM mentoned something else I have forgotten.

Also Guardian Angel.

These are meant for poorly girls but are also excellent for adding to things they are eating to feed them up.

A Look at the Bird Care Company would be good and Malcolm is full of info and advice is free. there are vitamin sups too .

You can go on and on.

Eggs are excellant.

the main thing is to be sure the blood suckers are not still out at night eating them!

I would have thought they would soon pick up if they are gone.