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    Comment by 'Uncle Bill C' in article 'Feeding Your Chickens Oyster Shells'

    Aaron don't mix your Oyster or grit with the other food. Have it in a separate bowl always available. Your suggestion that the birds will pick out what they want and throw it away says there is a lot of wastage in your feeding, which is money down the drain. I have a separate container with...
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    How can i hatch my grocery store bought chicken eggs

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    How can i hatch my grocery store bought chicken eggs

    You can't. You need to get fertile eggs from a reputable supplier of such, who breeds chooks. You either need a good reliable incubator or a broody hen.
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    Uncle Bill C. Not new to chickens as had them growing up.

    Uncle Bill C. Now retired on an 8 acre retired block in NZ. I have 7 hens; Wyandottes and Brown Shavers. The shavers are Rescue battery hens. All are about 3 years old. Had a few more but one got taken by a hawk and another just dropped dead the other day. They are free range and put themselves...
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    Comprehensive list of poisonous plants and trees

    And other American sites say tomatoes are very good for chickens.
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