Newbie here…

[leafpeeper]

Coming up on our first anniversary in raising chickens and I am realizing how much I don’t know about caring and feeding them all… When I was a kid, we’d go out and shoot Jackrabbits and they would eat everything but the teeth and tails… We’d give them the heels of bread, bones, dinner scraps or whatever… What they didn’t eat went to the compost pile…
We have 6 Leghorns and they come up to have their butts bounced every time we go into their coop. (We aren’t allowed a rooster) They are laying just fine with their scratch and pellets but I would like to be able to give them more of our scraps if possible and reduce the amount of money we spend on feed… Is growing micro greens for them a good or bad thing…??? There’s SO MUCH FAKE information out there that I want to make sure that I don’t hurt them…

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Good luck with feeding your flock!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Welcome! Just a heads up, you are going to get a mixed bag of strong opinions from either side of the argument with that one.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Welcome Newbie!! I think micro greens are awesome. Healthy treat. But the bulk of their diet should come from a nutritious balanced Layer Feed. Welcome to BYC!!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @leafpeeper

 

[Blue Raptor]

Coming up on our first anniversary in raising chickens and I am realizing how much I don’t know about caring and feeding them all… When I was a kid, we’d go out and shoot Jackrabbits and they would eat everything but the teeth and tails… We’d give them the heels of bread, bones, dinner scraps or whatever… What they didn’t eat went to the compost pile…
We have 6 Leghorns and they come up to have their butts bounced every time we go into their coop. (We aren’t allowed a rooster) They are laying just fine with their scratch and pellets but I would like to be able to give them more of our scraps if possible and reduce the amount of money we spend on feed… Is growing micro greens for them a good or bad thing…??? There’s SO MUCH FAKE information out there that I want to make sure that I don’t hurt them…

Welcome to BYC!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. A general rule of thumb is no more than 10% of treat foods. Bottom line is that common sense and observation of your flock will indicate how they are doing on whatever you are feeding.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[N F C]

Hi, you might find this article helpful: Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens. You can find lots more good info on raising your flock in the Learning Center (it's under the Articles tab).

Best wishes!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.