Should I mix black oil sunflower seeds in with the chicken feed?

[Brooks_]

Okay, so seeds from random ones I grow are probably going to have a different nutrition profile?

Yeah, but probably not enough to matter for treat purposes.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah, but probably not enough to matter for treat purposes.

Dang. Oh well. I don't grow enough to be a constant treat anyways. I just know some Littles got into the garden and arete a fair amount a few weeks ago

 

[Brooks_]

Dang. Oh well. I don't grow enough to be a constant treat anyways. I just know some Littles got into the garden and arete a fair amount a few weeks ago

I'm sure they enjoyed it. They'll be fine.

 

[halowpt1]

I don't feed them to my chickens either, it's a high fat tasty treat, eaten preferentially, and then promoting fatty liver issues with the high status birds in the flock. Not good!
Here we have all the feed and any treats in the coop and safe roofed run, not outside, where other critters are attracted, and show up at night.
Also, feeding a low protein diet like the 16% protein layer feeds, and then adding more low protein, high fat treats, makes that marginal protein diet actually deficient, so more feather eating is likely to happen. Our flock gets a 20% protein all-flock diet, with oyster shell in a separate feeder, and their molts are milder and faster, and every bird gets what they need, actively laying eggs, or not.
Mary

Hello where fo you get your 20% feed?