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Continue feeding with Layer MASH or whatever you have been feeding them if they are otherwise healthy. Molt is natural and will take up to three months.

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Does the hen feed the baby turkey's?

No, hens do not typically feed baby turkeys. Turkeys have specific nutritional needs and usually receive specialized feed to ensure proper growth and development.


How much do you feed a hen?

Adult laying chickens consume vastly different amounts of feed. Things that influence feed consumption include, but are not limited to, breed type, how much they exercise, climate (including variations in temperature, wind, humidity and precipitation), the caloric and nutritional density of the feed you provide and how much natural feed supplementation they obtain (free range). A 25-pound bag of feed should last 10 hens about 12 days.


What is an egg laid with no shell called?

We call them rubber eggs, they have the consistency of rubber. Failure to calcify indicates either the hen is nutritionally deficient, coming into molt or is nearing the end of her egg producing years (getting old).


How can give hen's baby feed when she is not eating anything from last 2 days?

It's important to address why the hen is not eating; it could be due to illness, stress, or environmental factors. Try offering the hen some highly palatable and nutritious feed, such as mealworms or scrambled eggs. If she still refuses to eat, consider seeking advice from a veterinarian who specializes in poultry.


How can you help a scorpion molt?

When you think that your scorpion is ready to molt, you will want to remove any live insects from the tank. Do not handle or feed the scorpion until the molt is over and she is fully hardened.

Related Questions

What is an organic hen?

An organic hen is the hen whose feed grown with only natural inputs.


Resting a hen for a second laying production is called a what?

Resting a hen for a second laying production is called a molt. Chickens do not produce eggs when they are growing their new feathers.


Is the moult in a hen a sign that egg production is slowing?

No not really, the molt time for a hen will in fact slow egg production during the time it happens as the hen will need all its nutrients to produce new feathers. Egg production will pick back up at the end of the molting period when the hen can afford to put more of its nutrients back into eggs. Hens can actually molt just after they are one year old and they still have many months of egg productive life left in them.


How do you harden hen eggshells?

give the hen the you want hard egg shells from hard corn to feed her cut up big long strands of grass and put that in the feed and also put into her feed tiny little stones and bits of grit


Is the word hen a long vowel or a short vowel word?

The word "hen" contains a short vowel sound. The 'e' in "hen" is pronounced as a short e sound.


What to feed your Cornish hen?

Cornish hens do not need a specialized feed. You would feed a Cornish hen the same as any other breed of chicken. A good quality commercial layer feed if she is still young enough to lay eggs. Scratch feed of mixed grains if she does not need the extra calcium or protein for egg production.


What do you do when your tarantula sheds?

Leave your tarantula alone while it's molting and and for about week or so after - they take time to "harden up" after a molt. Also, do not feed again for at least a week or more after a molt, as the fangs will not be hardened yet.


Does a toad molt?

toads do molt then they eat there molt


Do pythons molt?

They do not and can not molt. "Molt" means to shed hair, pythons have no hair.


How do pythons molt?

They do not and can not molt. "Molt" means to shed hair, pythons have no hair.


Does the hen feed the baby turkey's?

No, hens do not typically feed baby turkeys. Turkeys have specific nutritional needs and usually receive specialized feed to ensure proper growth and development.


Why do cats molt?

They do not molt; they shed.