...um.. <where's the embarassed emoticon??)
So.. I have my girls on Layer pellets, and I was in the henhouse and noticed that my two bantams seem to be having trouble eating them. They peck at them, but Jane acted like it was.. for lack of a better word.. stuck in her throat (it wasn't.. maybe it just went down dry??). Anyway.. everyone else is standard size and have no probs with the pellets at all.
Maybe I'm just an idiot.. I don't recall seeing anything that said bantams couldn't have the pellets.. nothing is printed on the bag "For Standard Sized Chkns only". Is this just something EVERYONE knows, or will they figure these pellets out? They were from a breeder, and kept in individ. cages, so I have no idea what they were eating before (poor Jane really needs a bit of a beak trim soon). Prior to this, I had them eating the grower crumbles (more like mash) that I bought for the Littles (6wkers) since my little pullet isn't laying yet.
Maybe I should just give them the grower, and when the pellets are gone, get layer crumbles (is there such a thing?) next time instead?
Meghan
So.. I have my girls on Layer pellets, and I was in the henhouse and noticed that my two bantams seem to be having trouble eating them. They peck at them, but Jane acted like it was.. for lack of a better word.. stuck in her throat (it wasn't.. maybe it just went down dry??). Anyway.. everyone else is standard size and have no probs with the pellets at all.
Maybe I'm just an idiot.. I don't recall seeing anything that said bantams couldn't have the pellets.. nothing is printed on the bag "For Standard Sized Chkns only". Is this just something EVERYONE knows, or will they figure these pellets out? They were from a breeder, and kept in individ. cages, so I have no idea what they were eating before (poor Jane really needs a bit of a beak trim soon). Prior to this, I had them eating the grower crumbles (more like mash) that I bought for the Littles (6wkers) since my little pullet isn't laying yet.
Maybe I should just give them the grower, and when the pellets are gone, get layer crumbles (is there such a thing?) next time instead?
Meghan