Treats...

[Pecky03]

I'd like to add, again, to be sure that you only offer a small amount...think one spoonful size per bird... Of treats.
Treats = anything besides the complete balanced commercially made poultry feed.


The more treats you offer the less of a balanced diet they will get... Which will cause serious health problems down the road.

It is much easier to prevent health problems than try to fix them when they occur.

Ok.... spoonful size? than I am giving them too much. Thank u

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I didn't see where it says what state she is in? She is doing lots of things to keep her chickens cool. I think she -and her chickens - will be okay! I would cut back on the corn, though. Corn is great for cold weather but it's my understanding that it generates heat in the bird somehow. It does the same thing in horses, too much causes inflammation in the hooves. Probably someone like @Eggcessive or @Aarp could probably explain this better. Welcome to the forum, by the way!

 

[Kiki]

Ok.... spoonful size? than I am giving them too much. Thank u

Yes on average a full grown hen should eat about 3/4 c worth of feed per day.
10% of that is a very small amount.

 

[Pecky03]

Yes on average a full grown hen should eat about 3/4 c worth of feed per day.
10% of that is a very small amount.

My babies chilling!
It’s only 104 today but inside their coop it says 90!
they seem comfortable. And I will lay off the corn...

 

[Kiki]

A quick good read:
https://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

 

[Morrigan]

A quick good read:
https://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

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Just a note of caution, the article says treats should be limited to "all they can eat in 15-20 minutes." My chickens could eat a whole lot of scratch and meal worms in 20 minutes. The time-limit approach is a better guide for lower calorie things like vegetables, which are mostly water. For calorie-dense things (corn, sunflower seeds, meal worms) the spoonful per bird that Kiki mentions, is a better guide.

 

[Kiki]

Just a note of caution, the article says treats should be limited to "all they can eat in 15-20 minutes." My chickens could eat a whole lot of scratch and meal worms in 20 minutes. The time-limit approach a better guide for lower calorie things like vegetables, which are mostly water. For calorie-dense things (corn, sunflowers, meal worms) the spoonful per bird that Kiki mentions, is a better guide.

I agree.

I guess I should stop farting around and write an article myself I can link to instead of this.

 

[chickens really]

Hello..A treat that's full of nutrition is a cooked spaghetti squash..My chickens and ducks love it. 12 minutes in the microwave and viola..I do this once a month. Make sure to stab holes in it before microwaving...