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[bradselig]

I do actually have a question to post today. Have any of you ever fed pumpkin to your chickens? We have some left over pumpkins from Halloween. We always let the girls draw a face on them and after Halloween we cut them up and cook them down to pulp for pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread and such. (we don't like to waste food) We have enough pumpkin pulp in the freezer this year and I was thinking about just feeding them to the chickens. How would one prepare the pumpkins to be fed to the chickens?

I do! Just have them one on Sunday. Preparing it for chickens is really hard though!
Step 1: grab the pumpkin.
Step 2: go outside.
Step 3: throw the pumpkin as hard as you can to beak it open.
Repeat step 3 as needed.

Lol that's all I do atleast. Chickens love it!

 

[gunchief25]

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lol... Sounds simple enough. I guess the girls are going to get a special treat this evening.

 

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I do actually have a question to post today. Have any of you ever fed pumpkin to your chickens? We have some left over pumpkins from Halloween. We always let the girls draw a face on them and after Halloween we cut them up and cook them down to pulp for pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread and such. (we don't like to waste food) We have enough pumpkin pulp in the freezer this year and I was thinking about just feeding them to the chickens. How would one prepare the pumpkins to be fed to the chickens?

My chickens loce pumlins. It is said that farmers used to use pumkin seeds for a natural wormer. Wether it is true or not i dont know. But that may explain why i have never ran into a problem woth worms. I like Brads instructions lol. Thats all I do too. When carving jackolanterns I have a bucket I throw the guts in and give to the chickens too then later gibe them the carcass.

 

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[COLOR=B22222]SHOW & TELL TIME! [/COLOR] [COLOR=B22222](Wake-up you slacking members -- LOL -- you'd think it was a busy holiday season or something as slow as this thread has been lately) [/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]It was so nice and warm today, so I took some photos of Bonbon, my English Chocolate Bantam Orpington. If anyone is interested in the breed, these photos show her shape from a few different angles. She is approx. 7 months old. No eggs yet, but that's okay. Bonbon is a fun little pet. [/COLOR]

BonBon looks really pretty! Majority of my chickens are moting and I think my camera might just break if I try and take a pocture of some lol. Im surprised no one jas posted a pocture if their christmas tree

 

[danand]

Gunchief- I don't post much either but read 1-3 times a day!! I used a machete on my pumpkins. It's what was handy and I took out some aggression!!!. Doodle dooooo

 

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[COLOR=A52A2A]minmin[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ That is very bizarre. I agree with[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]bradselig[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]that they could be storm victims. Considering the white hen's condition, she could have been lost for a while just like[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]amwchicken[/COLOR][COLOR=8B4513]'s EE that returned home after a few weeks. Or[/COLOR] [COLOR=000080]CCCHICKENS[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]might be right about people dumping them although you'd think if they weren't caring for them, they'd just kill them instead of going to the effort of finding them a possible home. Did your friend have other chickens that found their way over to a better home? If you think the lost hens are a result of windy storms, besides posting Lost & Found flyers, you could post it on the nearest Craigslist town. If a recent storm caused a lot of damage and its winds blew debris far away, sometimes cities will set up a Facebook page or site where people can post lost and found items. Please keep us posted. That's an interesting case.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=8B4513]Happy to hear that Sassy has improved! [/COLOR]:cd
[rule][COLOR=4B0082]toodlesmom[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ Glad you had a safe trip!  [/COLOR]
[rule][COLOR=006400]CCCHICKENS[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ Congrats on the first egg from your Polish with coiffure issues. Haha [/COLOR]
[rule][COLOR=008080]gunchief[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ You're a great example of one who just posts a few words that show you're connected to the thread. [/COLOR]

Thanks. And i think lany would be surprised about how many drop off stories i have heard. I heard three at the last shiw I attended

 

[danand]

M2H- bonbon is just gorgeous!!! I'll try to get a few pics of my Banty Cochins, not quite as fluffy!

 

[danand]

Min min- How odd!! Guess the chickens needed you since they were starved!! Hope you can make room for them. You might post adds at local feed stores or farm stores.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Mine just don't like pumpkins. I've tried them 2 seasons now. They will eat a few bites but that's about it.

 

[minmin1258]

Here is a couple pictures of the newer girls.

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