tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post4698870100027451754..comments2024-03-05T11:38:41.279-08:00Comments on Canary Tales: Oatmeal To The RescueLinda Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-26990177799186259282014-01-07T10:42:22.572-08:002014-01-07T10:42:22.572-08:00A couple of things come to mind. First if the inte...A couple of things come to mind. First if the intended partner is not in full breeding condition the one that is ready will attack the other. Second too much hard boiled egg and or vitamin E. Try giving the male all the goodies and let the hen beg him to feed her through the wire. Once that happens, put him in the cage with her. Likely they will mate and then if she attacks him afterward, take him out and re introduce him daily the same way.<br />Calcium is important for a proper shell which definitely can be the problem along with a number of other factors when we see dead in the shell.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-47803803792572509582014-01-07T02:04:36.529-08:002014-01-07T02:04:36.529-08:00What causes killer hens? Laying eggs but beat the ...What causes killer hens? Laying eggs but beat the heck out of male when placed in with the hen.<br /><br />one hen that accepted male had 2 nests of 4 eggs with only one baby <br />hatching out of each and full size dead chicks in shell. When this hen was put back in aviary she was unable to fly for about a month. I am thinking...calcium deficiency? DoreenDoreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-80841232220842639042013-12-25T07:03:21.936-08:002013-12-25T07:03:21.936-08:00Compounds such as phytate (in cereal grains), oxal...Compounds such as phytate (in cereal grains), oxalates (in spinach rhubarb and related vegatition) and phosphates will decrease calcium absoption due to formation of complexes. In published scientific studies on chickens this fact did not effect their eggs.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-56382087182263857772013-12-25T06:31:05.456-08:002013-12-25T06:31:05.456-08:00I use the old fashioned oats but either is fine. T...I use the old fashioned oats but either is fine. The birds chew and they when the pieces get too small it is waste.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-5656964932335802152013-12-24T05:38:37.955-08:002013-12-24T05:38:37.955-08:00Old Fashioned or Quick cooking?Old Fashioned or Quick cooking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-18144914242340206422013-12-21T16:58:12.788-08:002013-12-21T16:58:12.788-08:00Very interesting.
Is it true oats 'bind' c...Very interesting.<br />Is it true oats 'bind' calcium in the diet and keep the hens from utilizing it ? Spinach too ?<br />Oats are really a staple in many animal diets .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com