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    Making your own feed, where to buy grains?

    I follow that recipe with the kamut, quinoa, etc. and use bulk ingredients from my local food coop. The cost is definitely much higher than buying a huge bag of commercial feed, but I feel better giving them something real. Do you have a healthfood store nearby or a whole foods? I even found the...
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    BEST chicken feed recipe, ever.

    I bought all of this great stuff yesterday and mixed it up. Soaking and sprouting the grains overnight is a great idea. How much do you feed per chicken? I read somewhere something about 4 oz. but I wasn't sure if that was per day. I have two light lovely light brahma hens. thanks so much!
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    two hens: one lays perfect eggs, other one's have weak, cracked spot

    She just got going about six weeks ago. But, I've been added a couple of tablespoons of oyster shell to their breakfast and dinner. Sounds like I should just put a bunch of it out, free choice, to make sure they are getting what they need. Thanks so much for your answer.
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    two hens: one lays perfect eggs, other one's have weak, cracked spot

    I have two gorgeous year-old Light Brahma hens. Colette lays a smooth brown egg. Cookie's eggs initially were a bit speckled. For two weeks now, they've had a quarter-sized soft spot, and if Colette lays after Cookie, she sits on Cookie's egg and crushes it. They are both getting oyster shell...
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    seeds/grains visible in poop

    Thank you so much for your help. I will get some grit straight away!
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    seeds/grains visible in poop

    Thanks for your reply They're just at a year old. I'm feeding crushed oyster shells. Is that enough?
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    seeds/grains visible in poop

    Kind of an icky topic, but I've been supplementing my 2, new Light Brahma hens' crumbles with a scattering of quinoa and amaranth, oat groats, etc., from somebody's great list on this site. But I noticed the undigested?? tiny seeds in their poop. Does that mean they're not benefiting from it...
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