Re: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Bare patches just above the tail...

Hi Marlene
Where do you buy that brand of dog food, it will really help with the
protein value of your layer.
Thanks
Ronnie

> I second Cathryn on the protein, if you give them a lot of kitchen
> scraps consisting of veggies and fruits or other low protein foods like
> scratch, they may be lacking protein and that's why they eat feathers,
> feathers do contain protein. I give mine a batch of soaked dog food
> (Diamond Naturals chicken and rice), 2 to 4 times a week for breakfast
> in the winter and dinner in the summer, to up their protein intake. The
> dog food is 26 percent protein, their layer ration is 16 %. the dog food
> I use does not contain soy, corn or wheat, so has other ingredients than
> their layer food.
>
> Marlene
> www.Anatolians-of-Zaltana.com
> Blog: http://zaltanaanatolians.blogspot.com/ and
> http://zaltanachickens.blogspot.com/

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