New to chickens given 4 girls now had them two days

[Jessie's mom]

Can chickens eat raisins and do all chickens lay eggs daily so far received 5 eggs total
Thanks

 

[chickengirl778]

Chickens do not all lay daily, almost none do. They usually take a break every few days if they're good layers! Chickens can eat raisins in moderation.

 

[Kiki]

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[Jessie's mom]

I have two white ones and two brown or reddish ones is there any food that is poison for chickens to eat.
They seem to be doing good 4 white eggs and one brown in two days I think that's good

 

[Jessie's mom]

Chickens do not all lay daily, almost none do. They usually take a break every few days if they're good layers! Chickens can eat raisins in moderation.

Thank you

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under Jessie's Mom Welcome!

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.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. These in particular may be of interest:
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[CannedMonster]

They can eat a lot of things but that doesn’t mean they will.
A lot of chickens are very cautious with unfamiliar foods.
Sometimes they want it in a more “bite-sized” portion.
Do a search on foods toxic to chickens.
Off the top of my head they shouldn’t have avocado, raw potato, salty stuff, etc.
Be very careful with treats!
You can over feed treats very easily.
Treats should only be 10% of a chickens diet. That’s not very much!
They love raisins. I think mine would consider murder for raisins

 

[Joeschooks]

Good to have you in the flock!