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TJordan said:
Awwwww... My girls are in honeydew heaven right now... I cut a honey due and cantaloupe up last night and saved the guts.... They are now being enjoyed by my feathered friends.....
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happy chickens yeah!!!! Now... My question... Can I give them the rinds off of those fruits as well and what about pineapple? I'm going to grab a head of cabbage to hang up later today for them to play with.... I think they are going through a mini-molt so I'm trying to up their vitamin and protein intake to help them along...
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Yeah my chickens love the Honey dew as well as watermelon and cantaloupe and they even eat the rinds some times just be careful on how much you give them If you give them to much it will give them the diarrhea "I actually stopped giving them the guts and only rinds because I think it contributed to the diarrhea". And you can refrigerate and or freeze the melon to preserve it and the chickens like the cold melon on hot days.
My girls love bananas, warm wet oatmeal,apples,grapes,plain yogurt,shredded carrots, cabbage and other greens & lettuces. Oh and I almost forgot its my girls favorite treat every few days or so I give them each 3-6 insect larva that infest compost. I often say my Chickens eat better then I do. I am afraid my chickens have become spoiled they like there food in smaller slices so they can eat it easier when the lettuce is in big chunks they kinda give me a upset look and it takes them longer to eat it all.

Ive always been told never to give your chickens citrus fruit so pineapple is a quandary for me because even tho Pineapple is a fruit and super high in citric acids, it is not a citrus fruit. So I am not 100% sure if you can give your chicken pineapple but I would not take the risk.
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Here is a list on what you can feed your chickens. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens

I hope this comment helps, and I look forward to hearing how much your chickens liked the hung cabbage.
 
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TJordan said:
Thanks everyone .... But is it common for all of my hens to suddenly stop giving even 1 egg for 4 strait days where I was getting an average of 4-7 a day out of my girls... No slow down or drop of production... Just BOOM no eggs for 4 strait days....
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YEP, provided you've ruled out worms or lice/mites as an irritant. If you have them on a scheduled routine health maintenance for lice/mites/worms and they still stop laying, it's that time of year. All mine are not laying right now and I have different breeds. That's why I don't suggest a large-scale egg-selling operation for small backyard owners. When all the hens stop laying you lose your customers. I have an Ameraucana that started laying in December last year so I'm waiting to see if she starts up this winter also - right now she's moulting. My coop looks like she ate a bomb and blew up because of all the moulting. We have a pet store acquaintance who owns 40+ RIRs and BRs and during winter he's always complaining he has no eggs. Two months ago he complainted he only had 3 eggs in one day from 40 hens!
 

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