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  1. J

    Feeding your chickens egg yolks

    Hey everyone! I am a pastry chef and baker and have a business out of my house, and one of the main desserts I make is the French Macaron. This cookie only uses the egg white of the egg and I don’t have many other recipes that use only egg yolks, so I’m always generating a lot of yolks...
  2. GrandmaKatnip

    Should I feed outside?

    I have 31 chickens who are 7 weeks old. They have just been exposed to the fenced in yard for about 2 weeks. The door to the yard is open every day, but they are very reluctant to go outside of the coop. What should/could I do to help them enjoy the outdoors, or is it too soon? Should I put...
  3. CityslickerHomestead

    “No Feed” Feeding?

    I read this blog about how how these urban chicken keepers essentially dumpster-dive to feed their chickens for “free”. They don’t give them commercial feed or supplements. What are your thoughts on this? The link...
  4. Rachmaginger

    Anyone feed kombucha to chickens?

    I have read a little bit about fermented feed and the benefits of raw apple cider vinegar, so would kombucha give the chickens the same benefits? I make my own kombucha and drink it daily and have wondered about giving some to the girls. Should it just be added to the feed or give them their own...
  5. m1chelle1

    Babies only wanting to "scratch" for food....

    GM BYC Fam,:jumpy:jumpy So I'm seeing something new with my 4 day old babies and wanted to ask the community. This is the third flock of mixed baby chickens that ive raised, and ive never had an issue getting the babies to eat out of the feeder, in fact they always preferred the easy feed...
  6. cluckmecoop7

    feeding your chickens...chicken??

    Hi all, I was wondering if anybody feeds their own live chickens, chicken meat. Does anyone think its wrong or something like that? I'm not feeding any to my chickens until I see what people think. Thank you.
  7. Lil' Jerry

    Picky Turkey

    Howdy y'all, My turkey is very picky. We give her game bird feed, but she eats very little of it. Some days she goes nuts for lettuce and grapes, and then other days she doesn't want to touch them! We've tried different seeds, grains, fruits and vegetables, but we can never tell what she wants...
  8. LizzzyJo

    What are your helpful 'Hacks' you've discovered for chicken keeping?

    I am interested in the small, goofy, surprising, cost-saving, and ingenious things that people have done that helps them with chicken keeping. We can read about the 'best ways' to do things, but when it comes down to it, it's often the simple hacks that help out! What're yours? My favorite is a...
  9. WVprincess

    Best food for rooster

    I have a rooster that is about 6 months old I'm looking into what the best thing to feed him is. Any suggestions?
  10. KLIL

    Treating your Chickens?

    Hi Everyone, I like to treat my chickens and am looking for some ideas. Just wondering what you like to treat your chickens and how often do you treat them?
  11. June Chick

    How to get chickens to gain weight?

    My chickens have access to unlimited food, but they’re all underweight. They’re fed Dumor layer pellets with veggie/fruit scraps, grass, weeds, and bugs. What will help them gain weight? Their keel/breastbone is prominent, but they’re all being fed well.
  12. Scotty from BI

    I gave my flock too much protein

    I had no idea I was causing damage to my flock by giving them too much protein. Dehydrated grubs, (black soldier fly larve) can be ordered in bulk which I did. I threw out about a cup of bugs to my flock of 10 adult large breed chickens. I figured it's cold and they have been molting so they...
  13. S

    Some questions on feeding a sick chick... also some tea questions.

    I live in a house where most chickens roam free 24/7. Recently, around 4 to 5 hens hatched their babies and had been doing their own thing around the yard. But i started to notice that the chicks were getting sick, aside from the chilly weather here, which we never get since i live in a tropical...
  14. Chelsea-85

    Feeding at Night!

    Hi everyone, I know it sounds unusual for you, but since the first day I bought birds, I feed them every night (about 3 to 4 hours after the sunset). They really like it at night. Once I put on a chargeable light above the small coop, they come out of the nesting box and start eating eagerly...
  15. Button Quail 123

    Is Game Bird Feed Suitable For Button Quail?

    Hello everyone! I was wondering:Is game bird feed suitable for button quail? I would supplement with crushed oyster shell for calcium and crickets or mealworms (every once and a while) for protein. Any other advice will be welcome. Thanks for answering all my newbie questions! :)
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  16. Keeperoflock

    Feeding Issues.... Need Advise Please

    I have 15 9 month olds. They are fed early in the morning (around 5:30am) giving them 16% protein layer feed to which I add a little bit of cracked corn in their wet mash we make up for them. When cleaning their poop board and gathering eggs (usually around noon) I have to get them out away...
  17. K

    When will they be comfortable?

    I just got 3 new chickens (my first ones) a week ago. They are 2 Australorp pullets and 1 silkie x frizzle pullet. I have been picking them up once a day and feeding them a few mealworms by hand, otherwise they eat and drink from feed dishes. They will come up to me and eat out of my hand but...
  18. Fanci Feathers Marans

    Calf Manna?

    We had a bottle calf recently that we bought some more higher-quality feed for before we found out that the thing wouldn't eat pelletized feed of any kind. I've heard of people giving show chickens Horse Manna (I think I did, anyway. I can't find the source of the information now) and found this...
  19. TanisGirl

    Sand for the crop?

    just bought (3) 1 wk old wyandottes yesterday. I have a bag of plain old sand left over from a nursery. Can I feed this to my chicks to aid digestion or does it have to be special “chick grit?”
  20. Esimpson

    Peachicks

    Hello! I’m Emily, I’m new to Peafowl and BYC but I have been searching everywhere for answers and haven’t had any luck. I bought 4 peachicks two days ago, they’re all really healthy. Whenever I go to feed them they act like they’re choking on the game bird crumble I’ve purchaced. I’ve been...
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    • choking feeding peachicks
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Peafowl
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