trumpeting_angel
Free Ranging
Where do you get the Japanese beetles?
Off my rose bushes!
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Where do you get the Japanese beetles?
It's pretty meaningless really. There are so many variables. It's hard to believe that such advice comes from an unbiased source."Thou shalt only give your chickens 10% of their diet in treats" is a pretty common refrain on these forums, to the point where it's become something of cannon.
I don't necessarily subscribe to the theory (which is fine...to each his own), but I did have a question.
Saying "10%" isn't very clear when talking about food - does that mean by weight or by volume?
Chicken feed has very low moisture content (by design). Food waste has more...ranging from a little more (breads and other carbs) to a LOT more (veggies, especially lettuces and the like).
So, how do you calculate your 10%? Or is the difference really not that big, so it's splitting hairs?
Since there's no real way of telling who gets how much of a treat (except that our Miss Piggy tends to get the lion's share ... go figure ...) I just kinda eyeball it. My birds don't get treats everyday. I have a house full of teenagers and my cats & dogs are all mooches, so there aren't usually many "real food" leftovers"Thou shalt only give your chickens 10% of their diet in treats" is a pretty common refrain on these forums, to the point where it's become something of cannon.
I don't necessarily subscribe to the theory (which is fine...to each his own), but I did have a question.
Saying "10%" isn't very clear when talking about food - does that mean by weight or by volume?
Chicken feed has very low moisture content (by design). Food waste has more...ranging from a little more (breads and other carbs) to a LOT more (veggies, especially lettuces and the like).
So, how do you calculate your 10%? Or is the difference really not that big, so it's splitting hairs?