I thought that the cabbage might have a negative effect, but it doesn't. In fact, the yolks are firmer and darker. It makes an alright substitute for forage.
I started giving my girls meat scraps. Wow, they love them and the eggs are better for it. I know this is about as good for them as...
I used some white cotton yarn from the Wal-Mart. I plucked off the outer couple of leaves in hopes of minimizing any insecticide exposure. The resulting stump had just the right ridges to tie the yarn under and around.
I tied a hefty string around the base of a green cabbage and hung it from a low slung branch in the run. What a hoot! That poor cabbage was picked down to a nub in a matter of hours. The coolest part is that as it decreases in size, the branch raises up. By the time it was half gone, they...