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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    I'll have to try that!
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    I wish I could feed them raw eggs, but they would probably start eating them out of the nest boxes!
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    Looking at the feed label, it seems most of the protein does come from plant sources. I know about bioavailability of animal vs plant protein when it comes to humans, and I never thought it would be an issue with chickens. Thank you for opening my eyes to this! As a start, I will start giving...
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    Good to know! I haven't seen layer feed with that much protein, but I'll look next time I'm at the feed store!
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    Weird sound

    It sounds like she is sneezing. I have one hen that often sneezes when she eats. I think the dust irritates her throat.
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    Review by 'The_Chicken_Tender' in article 'Can Chickens Eat Organ Meat?'

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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    Interesting. I am currently feeding scratch and peck 18% protein, and they get mealworms almost everyday. I just replied to another comment about this, but I don't think I want my chickens eating the kibble, since the ingredients are not 'clean,' especially since we eat the eggs. Would you...
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    Great! I got a small cat door, and hopefully they can't figure it out :fl
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    That is also my concern. I feed Scratch and Peck, which is supposed to be very high quality, and kibble definitely isn't on the same level! I even feel bad feeding it to my cats, but there really isn't a better solution for that at the moment
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    Chickens addicted to cat food! Will a cat door keep them out?

    I have an outdoor cat, and we feed her at a little table outside our door (pictures attached). However, the chickens are completely addicted to the cat food! Every morning when I let them out, the entire flock makes a beeline to the back patio to get their breakfast. I take the bowl away before...
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    Review by 'The_Chicken_Tender' in article 'How To Process A Chicken At Home'

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    Is this a defect?

    I did show them! They did pretty well, and I don't think the wings were counted against them since it doesn't affect the meat. Thanks for checking in! :)
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    Is this a defect?

    I hope this is the right category for this question. Two of my broilers have wings that are separated like this. I am showing three broilers at a fair, and one of the ones I'm bringing has this problem. Is this a defect that will get them marked down? The other two are not close in weight, so I...
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    Review by 'The_Chicken_Tender' in article 'How to Bathe Your Chicken With the Three Bucket System'

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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    I don't think it's coccidiosis because they've been on medicated feed (I know it doesn't protect 100%) and they don't seem sick in that way, but I'll keep an eye on it. Today I loosened up some dirt in their pen and all five of them went to town with the dustbathing, but afterwards they all...
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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    Here is a video with the shivering. I don't know if I captured the sneezing, but all it looks like is a little shake of the head. I also noticed two red looking poops, which I included a photo of as well. (I hope this is the right way to include a video, I've never done it before)
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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    I'll try to get some tomorrow. Their poop has been slightly watery for a while, long before the sneezing started, but I attributed that to the heat and them drinking a lot.
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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    I've never had an issue with straw before, even with chicks. It has also been so hot that I can't imagine it has a chance to stay wet for long, and the enclosure has two sides completely open. I'll definitely examine the straw more closely and change it out tomorrow though, just to be safe...
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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    I figured it wasn't "shivering" in the sense of trying to warm up, but the frequency that one of the chicks does it seems a little unusual. I put down straw the day I got them and haven't changed it yet (they are small and the enclosure is very big). I also left some dirt exposed for them to...
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    Broiler chicks sneezing and shivering

    I have five broiler chicks and they are eleven days old. I have been raising them in a 10x10 pen outside, with a heat lamp in one corner. Before I used it for the chicks, it just sat there open so my other chickens have gone in and out as they please. The reason I mention this is to say that the...
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