SoCalChickenista
In the Brooder
- Nov 26, 2018
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I know I shouldn't be giving my chickens more than 10% of their nutrition in treats.
I give them kitchen scraps which are primarily vegetable, shredded cabbage, leftovers of my cat's canned food and the occasional BOSS and meal worms. Not all of this all the time, of course, but something or other from the list most days. The thing is, I have NO idea how much feed they eat. So how do I estimate if they're doing their part by eating the other 90% in feed?
I have to top off their primary feeder every couple days. They pick at the big 20# feeders but those aren't their favs so I only top them off once a month or so.
My chickens don't look fat to me but then I'm not sure I trust my guess. So how do I know????
I give them kitchen scraps which are primarily vegetable, shredded cabbage, leftovers of my cat's canned food and the occasional BOSS and meal worms. Not all of this all the time, of course, but something or other from the list most days. The thing is, I have NO idea how much feed they eat. So how do I estimate if they're doing their part by eating the other 90% in feed?
I have to top off their primary feeder every couple days. They pick at the big 20# feeders but those aren't their favs so I only top them off once a month or so.
My chickens don't look fat to me but then I'm not sure I trust my guess. So how do I know????