Diet chooks

Alf · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:03 pm **Posts:** 3

Is it feasible to put chickens on diets?
I have been told twice my chooks are fat and I need to cut down their food but I don't want to drop in the number of eggs I get.
If I do put them on a diet would the eggs drop and the quality?

timewarp · **Joined:** Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:13 pm **Posts:** 385

maybe its the breed/s you have that make others think they are fat

putting chooks on a diet [to me anyway ] dose not seem the right thing to do when they are supose to have acess ablib to food , i may be wrong but then i may be RITE :!:

IN SAYING THIS GUESS I'VE BEEN OF NO HELP :oops:

oh well cheers n beers gary

2_Drakes · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:48 am

Do you feed them a lot of bread? And a lot of scraps? Try cutting that down if you do

Roova · **Posted:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:03 am

If they are on a commercial pelleted feed they will only eat when they need when hungry. They should never get fat on pellets. Its potentially other foods you offer which might put weight on a chook. Things which would put weight on a human will do the same for a chook, like an excess of meat fat, breads and pasta etc

Is this person looking at them from a distance and telling you they're overweight or picking the birds up and looking closely at them? Like Gary says, do you have chooks which are 'fluffy' (like an Orpington)? I have some bantam frizzles which look like fat soccer balls until they stand in the rain and their size is significantly smaller when their feathers are flat!

Im sure your chooks are just how they're meant to be. :-D

Alf · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:03 pm **Posts:** 3

Thank everyone, yes they are just looking from a distance but I have to admit they are heavy to pick up and yes I have been giving them allot of bread. I will cut down the scraps and stop the bread and see if it helps. Can I ask what should sussex weigh?

bluepeafowl · **Posted:** Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:42 am

All forms of life need a balanced diet for our pet they rely on us to give them all they need but not in excess. Just find a balance to keep your stock health and happy

LookChook · **Joined:** Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:40 pm **Posts:** 4

Does jenny craig do chooks, sorry just kidding

Alf · **Joined:** Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:03 pm **Posts:** 3

Maybe there is a market for weight watchers for chooks.

Thanks bluepeafowl

LookChook · **Joined:** Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:40 pm **Posts:** 4

hehehehehe maybe there is biggest looser for chooks hehehehe

bluepeafowl · **Posted:** Fri Oct 15, 2010 5:17 am

Your welcome Alf just keep the human food waste to a minimum and rely on natural grains

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