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Which of these has a better nutritional profile?

First off, DON"T wear sandals to the barnyard carrying a watermelon! Anyways, just curious if anybody's chickens have had watery droppings from watermelon? I cut one open today and gave one half to my chickens (24-14 week olds and two old biddies 3 years old) it was demolished in a few hours...

Looking for the crude protein % on black oil sunflower seeds vs raw hulled sunflower seeds. Have some conflicting data on this ingredient. Thanks!

I can't seem to find organic cracked corn anywhere! I used to buy it online from Scratch and Peck feed but they no longer ship it and they only carry the 40lb bags. So my question is, for those of you who buy whole corn and crack it yourself, what do you use? Please don't say a hammer, that...

Trying to formulate a homemade chicken feed and would like to know what color chickens prefer. I have been reading that the peas have slightly different tastes. If you feed your chickens split peas, please share which ones they like and if you soak, cook, ferment or sprout them over several...

What age can whole grains be fed to chicks? I have access to (organic) hard red winter wheat, hulled sunflower seeds, barley, spelt, oat groats, whole oats, millet, kamut, cracked corn and sesame seeds. Mine are a little over 5 weeks old. I have already given them live meal worms at 3 1/2...

If you have this book or read it, is it any good? It is $30, and I would like some opinions on it before I buy it. Thanks

Couldn't find any info on here about cutting up greens for 3 1/2 week old chicks. I buy greens (kale, spinach and green leaf lettuce) every week and was wondering if I could cut some up in small pieces for the chicks? They have baby chick grit available to them. Also, can they have HULLED...

Has anyone put three week old chicks outside when it was 20-30 degrees at night? I have an unfortunate situation (25 chicks have decided to turn canibilistic) and they need a bigger brooder RIGHT NOW! If I put them outside in a horse stall with lots of bedding and a heat lamp, will they be...

My chicks are three weeks old. Have fresh water and plenty of food. They have grit available and have a nice size piece of sod/dirt/grass in their pen. I check on them a few hours ago and everything was fine, now they are eating each others tails and wings, there is one with no tail!!! I have...

This is my first year raising my 25 chicks organically from the beginning. They are exactly 2 weeks old today and they are a mix of Brahmas. australorps, wyandottes, speckled sussex, Jersey giants and a Buckeye. They are NOT on medicated feed, but i did buy a bottle of Corid just in case. I...

Good evening. It's time to say hello! I have stalked this forum for far to long. I have learned a lot from all of you. I grew up on a 52 acre farm and had many kinds of animals. I moved away from the farm when I was 18 and decided to explore this great country of ours. I'm just now starting...