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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    Worked great this year. Egg production even went up over Pesach. I also included a bit of kelp meal in the feed. They did also receive treats of dried peas, sunflower seeds, and as much food scrap as we had available.
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    Yup, I'm a bit late on the train, for anyone looking for tips, but this year I'm trying a mix off cracked corn and fishmeal for an 18.8% feed. I'll try to post an update on how it goes!
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    Feeding baby chicks during Passover

    Barley as well.
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    Feeding baby chicks during Passover

    First off, water only matters with wheat, oats, spelt, and rye. Anything else is fine to feed animals, and when it does matter, one has to assume the grain came in contact with water unless guarded against it. Second, those ingredients don't get you anywhere near 20% protein, which is probably...
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    Feeding baby chicks during Passover

    I know things are a bit late now, but maybe this helps someone. The main consideration with chicks is going to be protein. I don't know what you do for your hens, but for chicks, up the protein to 20% or higher. Peanuts and alfalfa may be a good place to start. If you don't mind going the...
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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    25 year warrantee sounds amazing.
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    I realize I'm too late for this year, but I recommend getting in touch with your local fish market, drying out the carcasses, blitzing them up, and adding to corn and sunflower seeds. Truth is, aside from newly hatched birds, they probably won't keel over and die after a week of only corn...
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    Watch out, most bird seed mixes have oats or wheat.
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    None of the five grains in this one. Not a complete feed, but a decent supplement.
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    5-6 week old chick crowing!

    I have an old English game bantam that's only a week old and making funny crow-like chirps. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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    What do y'all think?

    From my understanding, it's the sudden change in feed restarting laying that seem to be evidence of foul-play. I'd like to see actual numbers for how many people switched off of the suspected feeds and saw real improvement.
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    Comment by 'ILChickenTV' in article 'Important High-Protein Foods for Chickens During Molting'

    Spent brewers grain is a wonderful source of protein for hens.
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    Crossing Cornish X with RIR?

    Wow, those look great! How did/do they lay?
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    What I usually end up with is slightly heavier on the salmon, with nearly as much of some kind of whitefish, and then the occasional red snapper, flounder, or other.
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Yeah, but that makes drying it out for storage even more difficult. It may be the best option, though. In the summer hopefully I'll have the time to try all these options, see what works out to be the most effective method. Another downside is I'll no longer have a ballpark estimate for the...
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