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    Free range unattended?

    I let mine free range and I went from 18 chickens to 12 now. So, predation does happen. So, we've started splitting the difference. We keep them penned during the week while we're gone, and let them out on the weekends. I believe that way the predators don't become too accustomed to free chicken...
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    What treats do you give your chickens?

    Black Oil Sunflower Seed, then. I feel the big "Duh" coming on. 🤣
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    What treats do you give your chickens?

    What a wonderful idea! It drives me crazy when our hunting party throws away the deer liver; all that nutrient-rich meat going to waste. They all love my eggs, so there's going to be some give back going on now, by cracker crumb!
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    What treats do you give your chickens?

    What a fantastic idea to buy leftover pumpkin from the patches! I keep reading of people giving their chickens pumpkin, but we don't really eat fresh pumpkin so I thought my girls were just going to miss out. Thank you for the tip! Newbie here so please forgive the question, but I've seen...
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    Thank you.

    Thank you.
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    What treats do you give your chickens?

    Never thought of chili! We have a dog, so she gets almost all of the table scraps, though she'll have to do without the chili now. The girls can have it and I can have a gas-free dog and avoid the bad air asphyxiation! I give fruit and veggie scraps; watermelon rinds in the summer are the best...
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