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  1. NatJ

    Choosing the correct food

    It seems that many autocomplete and autocorrect features have trouble with some chicken-related words, and of course sometimes people just make spelling mistakes, so I try to mostly ignore such errors when it's clear what is meant. Sometimes I don't even notice the errors-- in this case, I don't...
  2. NatJ

    Choosing the correct food

    Probably a typo here. 5 square feet is a space one foot by five feet, or two feet by two and a half feet. Even a single hen should have a bigger run than that.
  3. NatJ

    Choosing the correct food

    White corn is fairly common in animal feeds. I've read that chicken feed made with white corn produces paler yolks than chicken feed made with yellow corn. Corn can also come in red, purple, blue, and other colors, but I've never found anything about what effect those might have on yolk color...
  4. NatJ

    Choosing the correct food

    I would expect problems if you mix the supplement with whole corn, because the chickens will pick out one part or another and waste the rest. If you grind up the corn and mix them, it might work, but chickens tend to waste finely-ground food. If you grind the corn, mix them, and serve it wet...
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