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    feeding egg shells

    I wash out the membrane air dry them and put um in a bread bag 'till I have enough to grind into a powder with an old "recycled coffee grinder". Then into a baggy that I label clearly. I don't want anyone thinking that it's something that they can put up their nose! I use it in "wet feed" or...
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    Any one know what kind of chain they use for poultry feeding systems?

    Maybe Tractor Supply Co. Charlie
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    What are your favorite treats to grow for your birds?

    Try Sunflowers, but beware of the squirrels. Plant an apple tree. A late variety, maybe Granny Smith, and you can make pies too; chickens also like pies. Charlie
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    What did you feed your chickens today?

    Feed...unlimited Layer pellets, free choice grit, and oyster shell. treat... mush concoction; an expired boiling bag of Uncle Ben's Rice - cooked stove top; a 1/2 cup of cornmeal, 1 teaspoon of white flour with a dash of salt and 1 cup of water - cooked microwave; 1/2 cup of oatmeal with a dash...
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    Hello, from NY's Hudson Valley

    Thanks, for the welcomes, ideas, and the treat thread, which I, no doubt will glean clean, do to the unquenchable desire of my birds to eat the world in one sitting. Charlie P.S. I just thought of an appropriate sign to post on their coop: "Hey, you gonna eat that?"
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    Hello, from NY's Hudson Valley

    Hi, my name's Charlie and I picked up 6 Golden Comets last March. I built a tractor for them and now I have the same problem I had almost 40 yrs. ago before I gave up keeping birds. the problem is, I've spoiled them horribly with too many treats and attention. Every morning I find myself...
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