[WR1]

Ok Thank you For Your Helpp Today I Will Taker A Piccie OfThe Watery Poo And Show You.

Im Going To Give Them Some Greens Today And See How They Like It BECAUSE tHEY aRE fUSSY Things! :!:

From Cati

[Aunt Sally]

Ok Thank you For Your Helpp Today I Will Taker A Piccie OfThe Watery Poo And Show You.

Im Going To Give Them Some Greens Today And See How They Like It BECAUSE tHEY aRE fUSSY Things! :!:

From Cati

Hens are like small children Cati - they are only as fussy as they are allowed to be.

Do your hens have shelter from the sun in their run  :?:

[WR1]

Ye They Do Have Shelter They Have Lots Of Trees And There Is A Lot Of Sunny Places Aswwell.

I Dont Know If This Info Is Handy But Their Crops Dont Seem Very Full,It Seem Empty.

I Will Put The Pic On Later.

From Cati

[Aunt Sally]

That just tells me they are not getting too hot Cati.  When hens get over heated they drink a lot or water too cool down and there's only one way out of the hen for the excess water  

They WILL start eating their layers in a day or two if you give them nothing else !

[WR1]

We Have Only Been Feeding Them Layers Now So Hopefully They Will Get Used To It. Will This Make Their Poo Get Solider??

I Know Its All Quistions But Im Only 11 So I Dont Know Alot !

From Catii

[Aunt Sally]

You doing great Cati.  Let us know how they get on and if just eating pellets (and a few greens) sorts their poo out.  

But if they stop being fit ad well and have any problem breathing or they are coughing they might need to see the vet for some antibiotics, so keep an eye out for that  :!:

 

[WR1]

They Have Been Sneezing Ever Since They Were Chicks Is That Normall?/

Their Poo Does Seem A Bit Solider  :!:

Yesterday It Was Very Freaky In The Morning Our Silkies Got Out Somehow And In The Night Normally The Light Sussex Would Go In To Bed bUT We Found One In With The Silkies But We Dont Know How It Got In There And The Other 3 Light Sussex Were Standing On Top Of The Run  :?  :shock:

From Cati

[Aunt Sally]

They Have Been Sneezing Ever Since They Were Chicks Is That Normall?/

Their Poo Does Seem A Bit Solider  :!:

Do you mean they are sneezing a lot ?  Have you had them ever since they were chicks then ?  

Keep up the only pellets feeding for a few more days and let us know how they are.

[WR1]

There Not Sneezing Alot But They Are Sneezing !

Ye We've Had Them Since They Were A Day Old !! It Was Awsome Time!!

The Layers Pellet Is Going Great Their Poo Is Alot Better And Is Carrying On Getting Better :!:  :!:  :!:

From Catii

[Aunt Sally]

Brilliant Cati.

I wonder why they are sneezing though .

What do you use for bedding and litter in their hen house ?

[WR1]

I am putting hay in the nesting box and saw dust in the coop also one of the light sussex hens (girlie) keeps on escaping into the silkie run should i leave her there or keep on putting her back?

[peggyprice]

Aunty'll probably tell you for sure, Cati, but I think hay harbours fungal spores and can get mouldy - which could be what's making them sneeze.  Straw is better.

Lovely to have you on the forum BTW - I'm enjoying all your questions!  Are your birds asleep on top of their house again tonight?

[WR1]

No tonight they are inside maybe the rain shower helped.

[peggyprice]

As long as they're happy ... and safe!  How are they getting on with the pellets now?

[Foxy]

Hi Cati, you will need to replace the hay with dust extracted straw -available from pet shops and animal feed places. Hay can cause rispiratory problems. As a base woodshavings is a good idea!