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  1. D

    Chickens start eating greens [help]

    The lock of my little chicks cage came loose (possibly left open by accident). Some of my small chicks must've kicked their door open. They all appear to be alive. I think I found them before the big chickens did. However, they got into some salad and other vegetables I had for the big...
  2. D

    Chicken Treat Recipes?

    Question: What is your favorite homemade chicken treat recipe! Especially for combatting specific issues like egg production.
  3. Caileys_Chickens

    No Bake Chicken Treats!

    I just came up with this, but it was heavily inspired from dog treat videos I had seen in the past (dont worry, I double checked every thing I gave my chickens) Start off with crushing up a handful of cashews, they are the easier ones to break and normally split off into smaller parts. Then put...
  4. sarastamand

    Earthworms for teenage chicks? Ermine also lurking...

    Is it okay to feed my (almost - few days away) 6 week old teenage chicks earthworms? They love crickets, mealworms, and wax worms but I wanted to introduce them to something new. I’m hoping to get them in their coop soon, but we have an ermine lurking around! We’ve been trying for weeks to...
  5. 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?
  6. UrbanFarmer44

    Mealworm cycle issue [feed for the chooks]

    Hi all, I've struggled to find any answers through Google and other sites so I thought I'd try here and see if anyone has some experience or advice. I currently have about 500 beetles that 'grew up' from mealworms that I bought. That life cycle went fast and within a couple of weeks they had...
  7. T

    Whats a chikens favorite treat out of a garden?

    I'm going to be planting a garden for my chickens this year and I was wondering what the best plant I could plant for my chickens was.
  8. eggspecto_patronum

    Babies enjoying some treats while I clean their brooder.

  9. Chicken Treats: Healthy treats for your birds you can make

    Chicken Treats: Healthy treats for your birds you can make

    A lot of the people at BYC keep chickens as pets. People give their dogs treats, do why don't chickens join in on the fun? Below are some easy treats that your chickens will love. Chickens have different tastes, so not all the treats will be liked by the chickens. So don't be disappointed, and...
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  10. eggspecto_patronum

    Chicks/ducks enjoying some treats tonight. (Picture Heavy)

  11. Tuna Treat For The Chickens

    Tuna Treat For The Chickens

    Skipjack Tuna, Sweet Peppers, Cilantro, and Garlic
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  12. B

    What human foods are okay to give my hens?

    I want to give my hens treats and stuff like that but I don't know what is healthy for them. What are some things that they would like and things I should avoid? Also, do the breeds affect what is and isn't okay? I know Charlotte, Pot pie, and Dumpling are Buff Orpingtons but I don't remember...
  13. 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...
  14. StephanieRose44

    Can I Feed my 13 week Olds Raw coconut pieces

    I always have coconuts love them so many uses for Mature and Virgin Cononuts, but I was wondering if I can feed some pieces to my chickens. I have 12 13 Week olds? The white meat, the inner shell and the outer shell fibers?
  15. K

    Meal worms from a petsmart?

    I was thinking about getting mealworms/“super worms” from my local petsmart and raising more of them to give to my chickens as treat... has anyone started with these before and are they good for chickens? I’ve seen mealworm threads, but the petsmart markets them as superworms... is this the same...
  16. Buckeye2002

    Am I on track?

    I am a BYC Rookie and I have 23 RIR chicks and they were a week old last Wednesday. I have them in a large kiddie pool (4 foot across) with 2 lamps, 2 feeders (now hanging off the floor) and 2 waterers. I just put a 3 foot wire fence (is that tall enough?) around the perimeter in preparation...
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  17. sahagi

    Human emergency rations ok for hens?

    We have an emergency kit of food and first aid for the humans and pets in our family. We replace the canned goods and other edibles when they're close to expiring. We have some portions of emergency rations and I'm wondering if we can feed them to our hens to help eat them up? They are DATREX...
  18. dehowery

    What to feed chickens

    I posted earlier if it was ok to feed cottage cheese to chickens. I didn't get any answers so I researched it myelf and came accross this website with both what to feed/not to feed so I thought I would share the link with you...
  19. LulaBell

    Treats for molting season...post those recipes!!

    Hi All :frow This is my first year with chickens that are about to or have started molting. What do you give your flock to help support them during this time? I provide a 16% layer feed year round as well as fry eggs from time to time as a treat. I also grind up and give back their egg shells...
  20. feathermaid

    Winter Treats and Boredom Busters! (*Pictures*)

    Winter is coming! And I'm trying to plan out some healthy treats and activities to keep my girls happy through the rain and cold weather. So far, I've harvested some sunflower heads and dried them for later use... to toss out in the run and give the girls some extra pecking and scratching...
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