Hillside Birds

[CalgaryFarmer]

Just a thought: will chickens be sensitive to the salt in kelp?

 

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Sea vegetables tend to be higher in sodium than land vegetables–after all, they grow in sea water! Nonetheless, fresh kelp is not high in sodium. Dried seaweed will obviously be a more concentrated source of sodium. In fact, dried kelp granules are often sold as salt substitute.

I have fed it to them a few times, they enjoy it. But I do not plan to use it as a daily feed nor in excess, just a food supplement and treat.

 

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Fresh grass, and lots of moss, we don't like mud. Moss is super easy to gather here, and it keeps things tidy, the grass they like eating.

 

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As this morning's clouds burn off, the sun comes out.