Disheygirl
Songster
Looking for the experts to weigh in. What are the things you'd think people overfeed the most, which can also cause the biggest health issues?
Example: someone feeds their 14 hen flock a balanced layer feed with free choice calcium. For treats each day, they get a total of a cup of grub bugs, four scrambled eggs, and some lettuce/dandelion greens/clover/whatever greens I pluck from around the yard. Is that too much protein? Too much calcium? What are the "healthy snacks" that are rich in certain vitamins or minerals that people probably over feed which can, in turn, cause the biggest health problems (besides obesity)?
I'm asking for myself, but I'm also curious if there's a consensus. I know most people say just to provide the layer feed, but my chickens disagree wholeheartedly; I also don't want to kill them with accidental kindness - send them into renal failure. TY!
Example: someone feeds their 14 hen flock a balanced layer feed with free choice calcium. For treats each day, they get a total of a cup of grub bugs, four scrambled eggs, and some lettuce/dandelion greens/clover/whatever greens I pluck from around the yard. Is that too much protein? Too much calcium? What are the "healthy snacks" that are rich in certain vitamins or minerals that people probably over feed which can, in turn, cause the biggest health problems (besides obesity)?
I'm asking for myself, but I'm also curious if there's a consensus. I know most people say just to provide the layer feed, but my chickens disagree wholeheartedly; I also don't want to kill them with accidental kindness - send them into renal failure. TY!