millymollymandy Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi I am slightly confused as to why my chooks have suddenly become fussy eaters. For the last couple of years the chooks have had the same food, grit and corn mix every day with no problems. Lately when I feed them there I have noticed that they are just eating the pellets and leaving the grit and corn in the grub, no matter how much I mix the food when I put fresh in they only eat the pellets. I have also noticed that the quality of their eggs has changed. The shells are thinner and the whites are runnier. In fact I have stopped giving them away to family as they have commented that they aren't as nice as usual. Have they got bored of the food? I am trying to get extra grit into them by putting it in cous cous or other treats but that just means they are getting more treats now. Anyone else had this problem and how did they fix it? They look healthy enough apart from some feather plucking but nothing to serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 if they are fed a good quality feed then they don't need extra grit in the feed just a pot they can dip into as and when they need it. to much calcium is as bad as not enough, a shot of life guard tonic might not be a bad idea through as it could be they aren't able to absorb the calcium which can happen with young or older birds. not eating the corn isn't to bad as most chickens will eat that first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choo-chook Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I give mine grit in one pot and oyster shell in another, I have to top up the shell much more often than the grit but mine do quite a lot of free ranging. I have also started baking the egg shells and crushing them up and adding them in the pot now and then, must be tastier cos they eat the eggshells up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
