help! something wrong with chick!

[martins show birds]

what about if you find maggots but you can't find any mold? thats whats happening here.

 

[Duck_life]

what about if you find maggots but you can't find any mold? thats whats happening here.

If you found maggots in their I bet they ate the mold, and if the chickens are eating the maggots then they get the mold in them. How much is feed for you.... mine in PA is only 5 dollars.. I have 24 chickens and I only have to buy it every 1-2 months.. I know every state has different costs but i'm curious as to know how much it costs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Five bucks! We pay $9.49 for a 40# bag of pellets, 16% protein here in SE Missouri..

Edited to add: a bag of feed lasts six weeks or more, DH says, now that we have converted to a no-waste feeder.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

what about if you find maggots but you can't find any mold? thats whats happening here.

How many chickens do you have?
You may not even be able to see mold. Do you have a photo of the feed?

I understand feed can be expensive and if you run a tight budget your finding the feed being infested can be stressful. You already have 2 pullets that are exhibiting symptoms of illness that could be related to nutrition/eating less than ideal feed.
I'm sorry that you are dealing with this, but it would be best to try to find a source of fresh feed. Do you have a local mill? What type of feed stores do you have?

 

[Duck_life]

Five bucks! We pay $9.49 for a 40# bag of pellets, 16% protein here in SE Missouri..

Edited to add: a bag of feed lasts six weeks or more, DH says, now that we have converted to a no-waste feeder.

Our bags are $5 for every 50 pounds. I feel lucky to only have to pay so little.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Our bags are $5 for every 50 pounds. I feel lucky to only have to pay so little.

That's really cheep!
I use either Flock Raiser or an all flock feed. Flock Raiser is $17.49 for 50# and the all flock is $15.99 for 50# I do have to drive an extra 10miles or so for the all flock so....
Of course you pay 6.75% sales tax too!

 

[Duck_life]

That's really cheep!
I use either Flock Raiser or an all flock feed. Flock Raiser is $17.49 for 50# and the all flock is $15.99 for 50# I do have to drive an extra 10miles or so for the all flock so....
Of course you pay 6.75% sales tax too!

Yes, can't forget the drive... the distance is quite a while but I'd rather spend less because tractor supply is also the same distance so i'm going for the cheaper option.. they are both 35-40 miles away TSC is just a bit of a shorter drive being maybe 30 miles and the benton feed store about 35-40 (depending on traffic) but of course barely is any.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yup we are about 30 miles away from our feed store. Worth it for country life though!

 

[martins show birds]

Yup we are about 30 miles away from our feed store. Worth it for country life though!

yah me to

 

[martins show birds]

my chicks are getting betterbut falcon is still unstable.i also ompened another barrel,no maggots