chickens love to eat and my thirteen hens sure eat a lot which if they are eating only chicken feed that can get expensive. There are many extra plants and other foods to give them. if you have a garden you would be surprised at what you can give them from the garden
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if you have greens such as lettuce, kale, swiss chard, arugula, and bok choy that have been eaten by bugs don't throw them away it can be fed to your chickens. Many things such as cabbage greens, pea greens, and basil can also be fed to your chickens. some plants can even be super healthy for chickens and help them in medicinal ways!
things I give to my chickens daily:
Other treats
For other treats for your chickens try meal worms and or soldier fly larva
sunflower seeds, peas, and corn
more filling food:
fermented chicken food is more filling for your chickens:
how to make one part food and three parts water in a jar with a lid then screw the lid on loosely and wait three full days make a batch every day and after three days give it to them( i give mine every mourning)
Cold summer treats:
take an ice tray and float any of the foods above in water then freeze it and give some to chickens. and put plain ice in waterers
food scraps
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if you have greens such as lettuce, kale, swiss chard, arugula, and bok choy that have been eaten by bugs don't throw them away it can be fed to your chickens. Many things such as cabbage greens, pea greens, and basil can also be fed to your chickens. some plants can even be super healthy for chickens and help them in medicinal ways!
things I give to my chickens daily:
- Oregano: is great for chickens and helps strengthen the immune system
- sage: is an antioxidant that also helps strengthen the immune system
- Mint: helps calm and relaxed hens, if placed in their cage can repel mice and bugs, and lowers their body temps!
- marigold: repels insects and when they eat the peddles they have a dark orange yolk.
- Tyme: helps with respiratory health and has antibiotic and antibacterial properties.
- Parsley: vitamin boosts blood vesicle development, and helps birds lay
- lavender: helps calm and relax, helps blood circulation, and fewer bugs
- Comfrey: Vitamins A & B12, high protein, and low fiber
- Rosemary: pain relief
Other treats
For other treats for your chickens try meal worms and or soldier fly larva
sunflower seeds, peas, and corn
more filling food:
fermented chicken food is more filling for your chickens:
how to make one part food and three parts water in a jar with a lid then screw the lid on loosely and wait three full days make a batch every day and after three days give it to them( i give mine every mourning)
Cold summer treats:
take an ice tray and float any of the foods above in water then freeze it and give some to chickens. and put plain ice in waterers
food scraps
