Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

[CanaDawn]

The same nonsense happens re feeding legume hay to horses, and eventually one tires of returning to the details about balancing calcium and phosphorus, and considering energy density of foods, and gives up and lets people spout their random opinions regardless of the well-studied

 

[CanaDawn]

So....getting back to chickens and facts and winter:

Infra-red vs other types of brood lamps. Is there any real difference in light emitted? Do any types allow for less visual "disturbance" for hens at night?

 

[CanaDawn]

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[CanaDawn]

Has anyone discovered a way to use the dense foam insulation boards without having their hens use them as snack bars? Attaching wood over them might be really tricky in my coop, but they are nice for not taking up a lot of space.

 

[CanaDawn]

Does anyone feed meat to their birds? Any type in particular?

 

[napdognewfie]

OK kids. Play nice. Agree to disagree & get on with it please!

 

[CanaDawn]

What's next?

 

[CanaDawn]

What foods would be good for adding some fall weight on birds?

 

[napdognewfie]

We have given them plates of leftovers. They will eat almost anything. Just make sure it's an occasional treat. They will even eat chicken! The cannibals.

 

[CanaDawn]

We have given them plates of leftovers. They will eat almost anything. Just make sure it's an occasional treat. They will even eat chicken! The cannibals.

lol, mine LOVE to get the little bone from a ham steak to pick at but that's a rare treat as I'm sure the salt and nitrate isn't good for them. They don't like carrots or peas (weirdos) and seem to have gone off tomatoes as well. We don't really get much in the way of leftovers around here...(teen boys eat like....well...like teen boys...)
They tried a cherry this summer and spent ages running around trying to protect their treasure before they could eat it!
None of that seems to be very calorie dense though, for weight gain.