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Bean seeds have what are called, "anti-nutrients." They are inactivated by heat. Some beans have more anti-nutrients than others.   These components of the beans interfere with the digestion of other nutrients in the diet....

Farm chickens may not be fed, at all. If they are cleaning up after other livestock, they might gain enough nutrition to stay alive or even flourish. It isn't too likely if they are a modern breed, however.   Even in the...

These are similar ideas:   From Sand Hill Preservation:Tasty Chicken Treats (click) Scroll about one-half way down the page.   If you'd like to have summer shade: sunflowers.   If you'd like a perennial...

The is a great resource:  Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System   The information is based on published reports of poisoning for various livestock.   Yes, Japanese Yew is noted as having poisoned cattle...

Quote: Originally Posted by WalkingOnSunshine  Millet, corn, rye and other grains are super easy to grow, and all those birds will love it.     Quote: Originally Posted by...

Sure.   Are these grown hens? If so, they have probably had the commercial feed their entire lives. Youngsters are often very slow to try new things, especially if they don't have Mom to show them what is good.   I...

I often bring the Jack o'Lanterns back in the house after Halloween.   Cut into chunks, they go in the steamer. The cooked pumpkin can then go in bags and to the freezer. The Jack o'Lanterns don't even need to be peeled....

Plants become more and more fibrous as they mature. Chickens don't do a real good digesting fiber.   . . . just my 2¢. What I would do is compost those old pea plants. All sorts of life will begin digesting those plants in the...

Humans have had a lot to do with the development of the modern chicken breeds altho' there are still some things that haven't been changed much with the chicken. One of them is that the chicken has a relatively short digestive track....

Laying hens are supposed to be able to do a very good job at self-regulating the amount of calcium they eat IF they can choose to eat it, or not. If it is just mixed into their feed, of course, they won't have that...