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Here is the actual quote: "Oxalic acid is a natural product found in spinach and some other plant foods including rhubarb. (Levels are so high in rhubarb leaves that we don't eat them - they're poisonous). It imparts a sharp taste to beet greens and chard that I don't like, especially in older...

I am not sure about other leafy greens. It is something I read when doing the research before getting my hens. And, of course, I can not find the article not. However, I don't think it is an issue of toxicity but an issue of something in spinach that impedes the absorption of calcium. The...

Be careful with spinach. It leaches the calcium out of their bodies that they need.

Either is fine. Mine like scratch grains which includes cracked corn and they go for the corn first. Just be sure you have grit available to help them digest it.

Last nights leftovers. They are crazy for any sort of melon, spaghetti, most fruits and will pick through a pile of leftovers to get to baked or grilled chicken (just doesn't seem right). Also, anything that the geese and ducks get they think they should have gotten first.