Gotta have treats!

[MyChickenWishList]

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I saw citrus on the list of don't feed foods but am wondering why. I have a grapefruit and lemon tree where my future chickens will roam so i'm wondering if they will be a problem... As I think about it, I have seen squirrels nibble the grapefruit during droughts, but I have never seen a bird mess with one. Will the chickens figure out it is yukky? Anyone have citrus experience?

I read somewhere that it is not really the citrus but the type of mold that may grow on it is deadly to chickens.

I am curious to know if chickens will eat the fruit from your trees. Maybe do some google searches. Citrus is the only thing I havent given mine either. Funny that I keep reading how peoples chickens are left to scrounge their compost piles and mine has stuff in it that chickens arent supposedly suppose to have either.

 

[Wifezilla]

I have ducks, not chickens, but I introduce greens after just a few days. The ducklings we have raised eating greens from the start are my best foragers. Their favorite is peas, but they also like clover, dandelions, plantains, spinach, lettuce, and watermelon.