Thanks to all - yes, they do get other kitchen and garden scraps and seem to love them. Oooh, mine really like the shrimp heads and shells too - it has been awhile, I need to buy some :-)
I have had two of my Easter chickens die in the past month, as well as newer chicks born in June. Weary of this! The primary symptom I notice is a weak leg and the hen seems to just want to sit - almost in a heap. The most recent was active and eating fine - we found her dead this evening. No...