Poopy Chickens

[Just-Moxie]

Good question marshall.

 

[897tgigvib]

Mary, what kinds of green are they getting?

 

[Just-Moxie]

Mine get some sort of winter mix salad....turnip greens, spinach greens, some kind of cruciferous ( not identified yet), all mixed up seed that DH buys somewhere in the area he works.
I also am giving them the turnip greens from thinning. Eventually, they will get some turnips to munch on through the winter months.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

That is a good question Marshall. I know that some greens can change the color of the egg yolk if too much is eaten, don't know if some greens make them poop wetter than others though.

Do some kinds of greens make them poop wetter than other kinds?

 

[ninnymary]

Marshall, they usually get kale, swiss chard, beet tops, carrot tops, and lettuce.

Mary

 

[897tgigvib]

I don't know Mary, to me that sounds like an excellent diet, and they get their oyster shell stuff.

Maybe someone on BYC would know.

I don't suppose they can take Koapectate? Don't try that unless someone knows about it with chickens

<<< Yep, having a second cup today With all my protein powder stuff added to it...

 

[Nyboy]

Marshall I guess you have never medicated a chicken. You would be wearing more koapectate then in the bird lol

 

[Just-Moxie]

Well, my last 2 free ranging birds...the hen got attacked by a hawk yesterday. I guess she was too tempting, since no body else was out there to eat. She survived, thank goodness. But neither she nor her rooster want to go out for a while anymore. They like their chicken tractor.

 

[Nyboy]

I was told not to free range till late afternoon . Hopefully the hawks would have alredy eaten by then. good luck with your hen.

 

[Just-Moxie]

Thank you nyboy. I have been letting them out between 11 am and 3pm, at which they usually put themselves back up after a couple of hours. This happened about 3pm yesterday afternoon. It gets dark at 5pm here right now.