sunflower seeds?

[ChicksNherps]

Do you feed the BOSS in-shell? just want to make sure before I give them to my girls.

 

[CluckyCharms]

The consensus is almost unanimous - they are perfectly safe with the shells intact (in the shell).
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/139489/black-oil-sunflower-seeds-with-shells-on/10

 

[akovia]

My girls chow them down, heads and all.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Boss whole, definitely. They need some grit- free ranging or provided if they can't access some sharp gravel in the soil.

 

[ChicksNherps]

They are in a crate inside but I gave them a bowl of grit and oyster shells.

 

[Going Bhonkers]

They are in a crate inside but I gave them a bowl of grit and oyster shells.

I thought oyster shell was grit. Am I wrong?

 

[7 Biddies]

I thought oyster shell was grit. Am I wrong?

Yes. Oyster shell is for calcium for the egg shells. Grit is small rocks to aid in digestion.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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[Going Quackers]

Mine go crazy for them lol i just hate how costly they are... 1$ lb here...

 

[Cooper Farms]

my free rangers sit uder the bird feeder a wait for scraps. its funny cause they wait and wait till blue jay comes and makes a mess then some fall on the ground and they all go crazy scratching and pecking