Zoo Med Chicken Banquet Mineral Block for Backyard Laying Hens

Calcium Pecking Block for Backyard Laying Hens

Product Description

The Chicken Banquet Mineral Block by Zoo Med is designed for backyard laying hens adding calcium to your birds' diet while allowing natural pecking behavior. It combines dried mealworms with corn, milo, wheat, and sunflower seeds set in a solid calcium base. The block also provides enrichment and may help reduce aggression within your flock by giving dominant hens an alternative pecking target.

Benefits

• Calcium for Laying Hens: Provides calcium for healthy bones and egg production in hens.
• Natural Pecking Behavior: Designed to allow natural pecking behavior as hens peck at the solid calcium block in their enclosure.
• Flock Enrichment: Provides enrichment for your backyard flock, giving hens an engaging item to peck at in their space.
• May Ease Pecking Aggression: May help reduce aggression in your flock by giving more dominant hens an alternative pecking target.
• Mealworms Included: Dried mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) are mixed into the block, along with nutritious grains and seeds, forming a solid base.
• Organic Grains: The grain mix includes organic corn, organic milo, and organic wheat, along with sunflower seeds.
• Easy to Use: Simply place the block inside your laying hen enclosure and replace it if it becomes soiled.

Ingredients

Guaranteed Analysis

Ingredient List

Organic corn, organic wheat, calcium sulfate, dried mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), organic milo, salt, and sunflower seed.

How to Use

Recommended-Dosage Chart

Disclaimer: Product information and usage guidelines are provided by the manufacturer. Always use products as directed on the label, and consult your veterinarian if you have any concerns about your pet's health.

Dosage & Administration Instructions

• Place in the Enclosure: Set the mineral block inside your laying hen enclosure where your flock can easily reach and peck it.
• Let Hens Peck: Allow your hens to peck at the block naturally as they access the calcium, mealworms, grains, and seeds.
• Replace if Soiled: Swap in a new block if the current one becomes soiled before your hens finish consuming it.

Additional Information

Precautions

• Designed for Laying Hens: Made for backyard laying hens, so ask your veterinarian before offering it to other bird species.
• Check Block Condition: Check the block often and replace it if it gets dirty before being fully used.
• Keep Packaging Away From Pets: Keep all packaging away from children and pets to help prevent accidental choking, suffocation, or injury.

Storage Information

• Cool, Dry Storage: Keep unused blocks protected from sunlight and moisture until they’re needed.
• Keep in Original Packaging: Keep each block in its original packaging until you are ready to place it in the enclosure.

Shipping & Return

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: How does this mineral block help my laying hens?

Ans: Zoo Med designed this block to add necessary calcium to backyard laying hens' diets, calling it a great source of calcium for bone health and egg production. The guaranteed analysis lists calcium at 20.0%-24.0%, with a solid calcium base.

Q2: Can a pecking block help stop hens from pecking each other?

Ans: It may help. Zoo Med notes the block may help reduce aggression within your flock by providing the more dominant hens with an alternative pecking target. It also provides enrichment and allows for natural pecking behavior inside the hen enclosure.

Q3: What is in the Chicken Banquet Mineral Block?

Ans: The block contains calcium sulfate, dried mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), organic milo and corn, organic wheat, sunflower seed, and salt. Zoo Med describes it as a mixture of dried mealworms and nutritious grains and seeds set in a solid calcium base.

Q4: How do I use the Chicken Banquet Mineral Block?

Ans: Simply place the block into your laying hen enclosure and let your birds peck at it naturally. Zoo Med recommends replacing the block if it becomes soiled before your hens have consumed it entirely, so check its condition regularly inside the enclosure.

Q5: Does this pecking block contain mealworms?

Ans: Yes. The block includes dried mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), listed second in the ingredients after calcium sulfate. They are mixed with organic corn, organic milo, organic wheat, and sunflower seeds throughout the solid calcium base for your hens to peck at.

Q6: Can I give this block to birds other than laying hens?

Ans: Zoo Med designed the Chicken Banquet Mineral Block specifically for backyard laying hens. Its product information does not cover other bird species, so check with your veterinarian before offering it to ducks, chicks, or any other birds in your care.