Recent content by kermujin

Mine LOVE LOVE LOVE comfrey! I throw them a few leaves every couple of days (just six girls). I've never heard anything about it being bad for them.

Most veggies, hardboiled eggs, some cooked meat ... really they're sort of little dinosaurs with feathers!

Quote: Boy, I have yet to toss anything into the run that they DO ignore! Mine are also pretty ambivalent about the feed, and vastly prefer to scratch about for bugs and eat scraps. They look great, they're very active, and are each laying one perfect, rather hard-shelled egg. They don't...

I can't see why this would be a problem to feed the girls? The dressing is just olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and it has olives, feta, tomato, cuke and the odd bit of onion. Any reason they shouldn't get this? It's not gone bad, it's jus a bit mushy from being in the fridge about two days...

If you do feed tinned fish, I'd recommend rinsing it thoroughly to rid it of some sodium. The sodium levels can be VERY high. I use the odd tin of fish for making dog food, and even with that substantially larger body, I rinse the fish. Great idea, btw!

Mine's called Coop D'Etat. The girls won't be 'taking over' the coop for another two weeks. They're still inside...

Quote: Hallooo back from BC! Gulf Islands here -- six nearly-four-week-old Isa Browns. Living, yes, in a large tote in my bathtub.

Quote: Hi there, Chicken newbie here... I was curious about a couple things you mentioned in this (excellent) response... My chicks are just about four weeks old (on Monday they will be). They're on non-medicated starter crumbles (which they love). I was eyeing an abandoned lettuce leaf in my...