Tragedy related to nutrition?

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Yes, Seminolewind, chickens can eat raw hamburger. I actually have a deer carcass in their run right now that they've been picking at. They love the fat. A little back woods? Yes, but I have very healthy happy chickens!

 

[PattyO]

Dont you worry about bacteria when you feed raw processed meat?

 

[bairo]

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[bairo]

on the protein thing, you can up it by going to flockraiser and offering oyster shell free choice. You can soak a couple alfalfa cubes in warm water and add any kind of feed to that as well, you can offer meat protein scraps a couple days a week, or a combination of any of the above.

I mix flock raiser and layena about 50/50 and offer one or 2 alfalfa cubes mixed with the pellets and warm water about 2-3 days a week. We give them any scraps we have left over but limit the meat scraps to no more than three days a week. I keep a 4x4 piece of old plywood flat on the ground in their run and flip it over once a week to reveal grubs and worms. Now when they see me go to the wood they all line up on one side and wait for me to flip it. I would guess that their weekly average protein intake is 20% with a 1/4 to a 1/3 of that being meat protein. If your really worried about probiotics (im not) give them a treat of greek yogurt once in a while. They love it and it is absolutely entertaining watching them eat it, LOL

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

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Their systems aren't as delicate as ours. What would happen if you picked undigested grains out of cow poop? Well, chickens and other birds do it all the time. They love pure, raw meat. I wouldn't feed lunch meat or anything.

 

[seminolewind]

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Nice system you have worked out!

 

[seminolewind]

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Offgrid, I can't believe you did all that on your cell phone!!! I just can't imagine! You should get a medal as texter of the year!!!

 

[seminolewind]

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That certainly sounds back woods, but yes, you must have healthy chickens!

 

[Chris09]

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Im with BlackBrookPoultry,
Chickens are tougher than people give them credit for.
My yard chicken will beg for scraps right beside my Rottweiler and 2 Rat Terrier when I am out butchering and the scraps I give them is raw. (nothing goes to waist)


Chris

 

[Miss Lydia]

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My chickens thought roosting in the windows was a good idea too, but i found some old window screens with metal frames and just used screws to put the up on the windows inside, now the little buggers can't get in them and it's real easy to remove the screws to open and close the windows which i only do 2times a year. My Orps and brahmas have a hard time with roost higher than 2 ft and they are fine with that height.