Hi all!

[ioutlaw0518]

New to raising chickens but not new to things outdoors. One question I have is do any of you suppliment your chickens diey with some herbs like oregano, lavendar etc?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. There's no problem with adding leafy foods to a chickens' diet. Whatever it may be, it should ideally constitute no more that 10% of total daily food consumption.

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best
CT

 

[sunflour]

glad you have joined us.

I give mine green leafy veggies daily - my hens prefer spinach and chards.

I did try adding herbs to their nests and they ate those

 

[Chicken Girl1]

I do occasionally give my hens oregano, tarragon, and different kinds of mint leaves.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under ioutlaw0518

Welcome!

As you have already received links to some good starting points and some good advice, I will just wish you all the best.

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[ioutlaw0518]

My girls at what I think is 3 or 4 weeks? Can anyone say for sure?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

My girls at what I think is 3 or 4 weeks? Can anyone say for sure?

Are you asking about their gender?

 

[ioutlaw0518]

Are you asking about their gender?

No, age.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

No, age.

They look to be around 2-3 weeks from the picture