How To Get Rich Orange Yolks, Without Freerange

[tuesdays chicks]

try adding rabbit food to their diet

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote:
I wouldn't feed them lillies...lillies are EXTREMELY toxic to cats, so I wouldn't recommend purposely feeding them to any other animal...

 

[kla37]

Lillies are toxic, daylillies are edible, even for people. Daylily pods are REALLY good stir-fried....they have an asparagus like flavor to them. Check out this link! http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-04-09/home-and-garden/17368884_1_daylily-blossoms-soups-harvest I grow daylilies in lots of spots, and we eat them.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote:
Cool! Ya learn something new everyday!!

 

[LovinMyPeeps]

Quote:
eehgats Imp... that's just scary...

 

[maizey]

aside from the aesthetic value of deeply colored yolks, why would you want them to be orange-y colored? Do they taste different or have a different nutritional value

newbie minds want to know

 

[LovinMyPeeps]

generally speaking, from a home grown not laced with weird chemical dyes perspective, I think it speaks of the health of the birds. There is also the argument that they are higher in omega-3's but honestly it's probably low. You are what you eat, if you feed them better and healthier, you get healthier eggs, thus you are healthier.

 

[deannd]

I supplement timothy orchard grass hay which darkens the egg yolk, especially in the summer when the grass is brown. I also use grass hay to line their nest boxes. The grass stems are finer and cozier than straw. Grass hay is 2-3 time more expensive than straw, but since a bale lasts so long, you really don't feel the pinch.

 

[Cindy in PA]

My TSC just recently started carrying Standlee Alfalfa Pellets & timothy pellets. They still also carry Biocube alfalfa cubes. The pellets are very large & are rock hard. They do break down easier in water than the cubes I've used. It looks less like regular alfalfa though. My girls eat them., but are not crazy for them, my English Springer however loves them. Go figure!

 

[nsmile46]

My two French hens love grass so much I've had to resod the side yard 3 times now. You could offer your cooped hens a roll of a sod each week. Not expensive and they love it almost as much as the cattle do. I realize this may not be a practical solution but with us city folk who have hens that turn into pets, almost anything goes.