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  1. gritsar

    feeding bread to chickens

    Remove the egg before it goes bad and explodes (nasty, nasty smell). You can use fake eggs instead, to encourage them to use the nestbox when they are ready. You can buy fake eggs at feedstores, Tractor Supply and the like or you can use what I've always used - golf balls (yeah, chickens...
  2. gritsar

    feeding bread to chickens

    Quote: It's not giving bread that stops the laying, it's giving them anything in excess that you have to watch out for.
  3. gritsar

    feeding bread to chickens

    I agree with UrbanChickenMama. If you throw the balance of their nutrients off too much, they can stop laying as a result. Mine adore bread, but I limit them to 3 slices split between 18 chickens every other day.
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