I think my chickens would go crazy if I didn't feed them scratch... They wait for it in the mornings.
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What the heck is a "Primal Blueprint" diet?
Is this that whole, "eat like a caveman," thing?
I wonder what the chickens think of it....
Quote: I agree with you galanie,
It's from one extreme to another. There's the people trying to turn chickens into Herbivores and now you have the people trying to turn chickens into Carnivores.
It's like people cant figure out chicken are Omnivores and that they need both grain and meat products in there diet. Oh well why should these people be any different than the feed companies, shoot Purina, Hubbard, Kalmbach etc. all think chickens are Herbivores (vegetarians) so whey should these people be any different than the feed companies.
Chris
I'm not ready to condemn a prepared ration simply because the chickens have found other things to eat. They are creatures of habit like most other critters - and are also keen opportunists. This in no way condemns prepared feeds. In fact, it places a greater burden on us to ensure we KNOW what they are eating out there, as they roam around.
So what I'm curious to know is this: Why eliminate grains?
To my way of thinking, grains are a part of the birds natural diet. They provide much needed energy in the form of carbohydrates. Along with seeds, nuts, bugs, carrion, fruit, mice, well - you name it - grains are an intrinsic part of the diet.
A hundred years ago, when a chickeneer might have to prepare his own feed, every recipe from the period included grain of some kind. They had this stuff figured out.
What do we know that they did not?