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Did not think of the watermelon. Sometimes I give them some layer mashed with a small amount of plain yogurt and a dash of buttermilk to cool them off. Like the warm pasta idea for winter. I regularly give the girls manna pro chicken supplement and a very low rate to help with shells and...

Thanks for the website and for the pumpkin seed information. I will look into that. I tried to give my girls slices of pumpkins with out the seeds last fall and they look at me like I was CRAZY. Now the sweet potatoes they ate... I do have 2 hens that are skinny and one that lost some...

Thank you! I thought the chicken were to eat DE to help with worming (i know there is conflicting research on that too).

New to the site, have read and searched many posts though... How do I feed diatomaceous earth to my chickens? i have read the rates to mix in with the feed and some say free choice. This is a powder though (and expensive for quality food grade). How do the chickens injest it? Just mix the...

Hello, My girls and I are looking forward to meeting you all. We have lots of questions and have been reading many posts. Glad to meet you all!