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    almonds and chickens

    I have an overabundance of almond butter. It is all natural. Can I mix it with the girls scratch and make a sort of suet ball out of it to feed my girls for more protein? Thanks for all your help!! Vi
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    Do chickens get colds?

    I have 4 hens that are 6-7 months old and one came down with a rough sound in her chest. It is not wheezy, but rumbly and this morning when I went to check on them she sneezed. She looks good, and is eating good, but she did get very wet the other day when the barn door got shut by accident...
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    what time is to early???

    We have a run for them covered with netting. I am a silly chickeneer, I worry about them. I have 4. I am glad that this will not disturb them in the morning. Thanks so much for letting me know!! Viola
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    what time is to early???

    I recently started a job that requires me to be there at 7 am. Now that it is dark later is it ok for me to open the coop up before I go to work, around 6:30? I am worried about it being dark and to early. Thanks for your help!!! Viola
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    Borage

    Thank you Jonalisa for the information on the plant. I didn't see anywhere about how invasive it was. We moved in a house that these plants sprang up everywhere! I took some and planted in a flower bed to see what they were and discovered borage. They are very invasive and I will very...
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    Borage

    Thank you Chooks4life for the wonderful suggestion!! I think I will do that! I will hang dry them and add to yogurt. I don't know what a soaked grain mix is so yogurt it is. You take care and thanks again for the suggestion of drying. I would never have thought of that! V
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    Borage

    It is very hairy and prickly, with blue leaves. The bees love it. I compared it to several websites on borage and the plants all have the same characteristics. Will the prickly leaves hurt them? I think I will pass on feeding it to my girls and just compost it. Thank you so much for taking...
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    Borage

    Can I feed my girls borage? I have some that is growing wild. Thanks for you help!!
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    onions and celery

    Thank you everyone for the great advice!! I will not feed them onions any more either. Thank you SavageDestiny for the info on the onions, I did it this once and am glad that I now know that I cannot do that!! I feed the girls all of the scraps from the house in the evenings after chores are...
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    onions and celery

    Thank you!! I just made potato salad and wanted to feed the left overs to the girls, I will chop it up some more and take it out to them! Thank you so much! V
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    onions and celery

    Is it ok to feed my girls my left over green onion and celery heads? Thanks!! V
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    icky soft shell eggs

    I give them carrot tops, lots of clover, lettuce, and left overs from the table, no meat but veggies and rice.
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    icky soft shell eggs

    Their food is Purina layer feed that I got at the local feed store. It is pelleted, and they don't seem to like it. I mix it 75/25 with the starter that I had left over so that it would not go to waste. I have a bucket with nipples for their water outside and they don't seem to understand...
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    icky soft shell eggs

    Hello everyone, one of my girls ( I have 4) started laying, so I went out and bought the purina oyster shell to give to them. It said to set it beside the normal feed. I did this and they won't eat it. I found one good egg today and 2 softshell eggs laying beside it. How can I supplement the...
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    My first egg!! Now what do I do?

    Thank you so much, I will go and get the oyster shell tomorrow! Is there anything else that I need to feed them? Viola
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