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    Make me feel better about penning my former free-rangers :(

    Chickens adapt well to their environment. I had to leave 11 chickens who free range on 50 acres in a 8' x 30' run for a month while we were away. When they are out they sit in a garden of about the same size as the run for about 75% of the day anyway. Once yours know this is where they are...
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    Eating raw mince

    Thanks for that. I thought I was risking my girls health there for a minute!
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    Eating raw mince

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/table-scraps-and-leftovers-for-chickens.74549/?utm_source=ses&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=byc-newsletter&utm_source=ses&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=byc-newsletter
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    Eating raw mince

    In the discussion you posted today it says not to feed chickens raw meat Why is that? Just asking because I feed mine raw mince regularly.
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    Oyster Shell vs Shell Grit

    Yes the shells are quite small. I can't post a photo but it is like the tiny pieces of shell washed up all together on the beach. About the size of a grain of rice.
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    Hi from the top end of Australia

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have been involved with chickens when I was young but in the last 6 years I decided to have flock of my own. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12 (3) What breeds do you have? Polish, sussex, aracona, orpington, belgian...
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    Oyster Shell vs Shell Grit

    Hi. I am new to the forum so I am counting on the Brains Trust to help me out. I am having trouble finding Oyster Shell in the top end of Australia and have a hen with soft egg shells. Will shell grit serve the same purpose of supplying calcium as oyster shell? If not, if the oyster shell...
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