what to feed a mix flock of rescue chickens and roosters

[centrarchid]

Pictures of birds would be most informative.

 

[Folly's place]

Besides, we all love pictures of chickens! Mary

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Besides, we all love pictures of chickens! Mary

You are absolutely right.

 

[lazy gardener]

Avocado should be avoided -- it is toxic to chickens

They RANGE in an avocado orchard. That is not the same as them EATING avocado!

 

[Crooked Chicken]

They RANGE in an avocado orchard. That is not the same as them EATING avocado!

No, I understood that, but just a forewarning that when the avocados do fall. No need to yell.

 

[cavemanrich]

No, I understood that, but just a forewarning that when the avocados do fall. No need to yell.

Let the chickens learn the HARD WAY. You eat......You die..
Now don't take it the wrong way. I'm just yankin your chain a bit.
In my observations, I noticed that chickens do know what to eat and what to avoid. Tomato foliage for one. Another plant is Deadly Nightshade, a weed that grows in my fence. Tomato, and potatoes are also part of the Nightshade Family, as well as petunias.
I don't grow potatoes, but the others mentioned I do have. I do not see my chickens making any attempts to wolf down any of those greens. Maybe they took a nibble and tasted something that they did not want any more of...
They go about free-range scratching, and making their own choices.
I guess if the poisonous item was the only thing on the menu, they may react differently.
Did you know that Avocado skins and center pit are less than desirable to be consumed by humans??? (persin)
The green interior flesh is very beneficial for us though.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Let the chickens learn the HARD WAY. You eat......You die..
Now don't take it the wrong way. I'm just yankin your chain a bit.
In my observations, I noticed that chickens do know what to eat and what to avoid. Tomato foliage for one. Another plant is Deadly Nightshade, a weed that grows in my fence. Tomato, and potatoes are also part of the Nightshade Family, as well as petunias.
I don't grow potatoes, but the others mentioned I do have. I do not see my chickens making any attempts to wolf down any of those greens. Maybe they took a nibble and tasted something that they did not want any more of...
They go about free-range scratching, and making their own choices.
I guess if the poisonous item was the only thing on the menu, they may react differently.
Did you know that Avocado skins and center pit are less than desirable to be consumed by humans??? (persin)
The green interior flesh is very beneficial for us though.

Yeah -- you are probably right about that. My thinking is they are so delicious they just might want to eat them. My grandpas dog used to eat all of the fallen avocados and boy was she rotund!