Black sunflower seeds... what are they good for?

[suburbanhomesteader]

my girls are spoiled, too, but they're spoiled with sunflower seeds; they prefer hulled sunflower seeds to watermelon, cantalope, and scratch.

i finally blended sunflower seeds about 30% with the scratch, to help extend the seeds.

 

[SandraChick]

THey are also a good source of Mela...something or other (I wish I could figure that one out again!).... It helps with feather growth and often is what is lacking when chickens become feather pickers.

Sandra

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

They also put a terrific sheen/gloss on the feathers if you are showing. I start adding it to their regular feed 2-3 weeks before a fair or show.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

So is the best way shell on or shell off?

 

[Lunachick]

That's what I was wondering too. I think unshelled for me because my birds have trimmed beaks

At least it would be easier for them to eat.