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I use just a empty ice cream bucket, and/or if u cut a milk carton in half and using that

Haha Its okay I have given mine some chicken before (maybe it was an accident)

Truth be told that is not my bird, that is just a bird that I got off of google, my real birds are still amazing, but they are not that good

I only really give my birds some sunflower seeds before shows and what not, because if the eat too much it stops taking affect and won't make there feathers shine "Too much of a good thing" Really applies here Depending on how big "big scoops" are it might be fine, it is not like it will hurt...

She is a very amazing looking bird That is the main reason I love Blue Orpingtons so much - They are so pretty, and many people don't even know that they exist

Hello I am new to BYC and I am looking forward to becoming involved with the BYC community. A little bit about myself is that I love raising chickens and showing them through 4-h, my favorite breeds are blue Orpingtons, Leghorns, and Cochins, but I love all birds I hope to someday become a...

Orpingtons can come in many different colors, there is one type that is mostly white, with brown to black specks splashed around, these are called Splash Orpingtons, other types of Orpingtons are black, blue, white, buff, and many other less common colors

I have no idea what it could be, I would check in with your vet

Giving your birds sunflower seeds is a great idea, because it also makes their feathers shine and look really pretty

Egg shell work, but they are not as efficient as oyster shells as far as calcium goes, because the egg shell dissolves faster inside of the hen

Try old mushy pumpkins, cucumbers, or zucchini, they love it

If you have a garden and have extra or not good to eat pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, or zucchini you could throw it in the run with them for a little treat that they love to eat, and if the don't get it all it will grow and they can eat the plants too.

So cool Is it on wheels though? From the pic it looks like it is, but I can't quite tell

yep my birds love corn on the cob, and oats

Just wondering do chickens eat acorns? A friend of mine said that his birds eat acorns so I tossed all of the acorns around my yard into the chicken pen so they could eat them, but they just sat there and the chickens didn't eat them.