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    Comment by 'redfeather13' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    commercial cat food is detrimental to dogs too if eaten regularly (according to my vet) I'm sure too that I have read NO to bananas and avocado?? both have similar texture? chooks love meat!! One of my girls particularly likes fruit - not citrus though. I used to have a flock who would get into...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    thanks for sharing the info on the grower/finisher pellets!!! that is really worth knowing
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    welcome - on this thread "Australians where are you all" it's mostly all Australians - guess that was why it was started
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    thank you at TheChookPatch for taking the time to reply with suggestions, while you must have a lot on your plate at the moment. Hope all resolves well. Good luck for the future
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    Wow - so many informative posts since I was last on - more time in front of the computer, with more chook issues, now that winter is here. BTW I think I've worked out that my gals need more protein since their moult. Thanks for the tip on potatoes and Bran! I wouldn't have thought of bran -...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    hi at TheChookPatch thanks for bringing this to our attention - I've clicked on your link to change.org and signed.
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    I have a friend who has 3 hens - 1 Indian Game???? - she's a long legged thing but lays well the other two are RIR bantams - one of them has Never laid! They're fed well and free range most days. :)
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    thank you MyHaven for reply and the other link :) I haven't seen a papery thin eggshell for years either and then only 1. Both girls went into moult at end of summer then one came back on the lay and doing well - 1 egg most days - strong shell The other one has been laying an egg about every 3...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    thanks tillyita my hens are in a large area, too big for them to deal with all the grass, but I take your point about the quality of the grass - that I'm not sure of. They also have access to all the sun that shines on any given day, although over the past 6 -8 months, we've had a lot of cloud...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    hello MyHaven, thanks for reply - yes they do get shell grit - it's mixed in with their organic feed and they roam around their yard all day. I will try drying and crushing some of their own shells and give back to them. What i don't understand is why from two hens, same age, same conditions...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    hi everyone, a question for those more experienced than I. Of my 5 hens only two are laying at the moment (the two youngest, of course) - the problem is that although one is back to laying well - 1 egg most days, the second one is laying occasionally and her eggs have very soft shells which...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    I agree - I love watching my chooks and hearing their soft cackle as they roam around the yard. Natural shade is, no doubt, the best. How did they go with the ice cubes in the water?? I do that for my dog but she doesn't seem to like them? I'm sure your gals and mine are much relieved for the...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    hello 'LordCluckington' and welcome I'm on Mid Nth Coast NSW, and enjoying a cool damp day with my dog, cat and 5 chooks
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    p.s. - lillychick - did you see 'fancychooklady's' reply that's a good one !!
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    Hi lilliychick - apart from a good supply of fresh water, preferably sitting in the shade, do your girls get any shade from shrubs or trees. I have found that shade from natural greenery is far and away much more cooling than tin roofs, shadecloth etc. If they don't have access to shrubs maybe...
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