Pumpkin seeds

[ChickensAreSweet]

mmaddie's mom :

Do you give seeds whole or grind in a corn grinder?

I feed mine whole (dried, 40lb bag of them).​

 

[mmaddie's mom]

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That's Funny

 

[Frosty]

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My understanding is that they need to be fresh? And if you need to grind in advance, they should be frozen until you use them. On one site the writer wrote that his mother had a tapeworm and the doctor told her to eat pumpkin seeds so she ate a handful every morning. Unless she saw a homeopathic doctor, I am a bit sceptical of that...

 

[Frosty]

I just thought I would post a follow up on this... I was giving the girls a bunch of the squash daily for a while, but still have a wheelbarrow load left under the snow. I have to say that I have never seen their poop look that perfect in the winter so I think the squash possibly eliminated a lot of worms? I think it's time to dig out a bunch of the squash and break them open with an ax and give them some more. They are also more active than usual for this time of year and are eating and drinking more as a result. I think previously they spent more time huddling up when it was cold out?

 

[mandelyn]

Whenever I cook squash, I spoon out the middle with the seeds and put it in the blender for the birds. They end up with a nice mash they can gobble down.