What treat did your chickies get today?

[Chickens R Us]

I caught a lady trespassing on my property and picking apples. I let her take the apples but told her to not trespass again, now she keeps bringing me zucchini bread. I feed it to my chickens.

 

[Beulah89]

I caught a lady trespassing on my property and picking apples. I let her take the apples but told her to not trespass again, now she keeps bringing me zucchini bread. I feed it to my chickens.

Well that's nice of her!

 

[KentuckyMom]

This cold day my chickens were given celery leaves and pieces, some apple peels and cores, and a few mushy, overripe bananas. The bananas were their favorite I think!

 

[jessica1982]

So I came up with a healthy snack for my babies. I freeze portions so I can take it out whenever. They barely let it thaw before it's gone. My babies are 3 weeks old and love it, I'm sure those old enough to lay will too.

I didn't really measure so these are just estimates, so add more or less depending on what your girls like.

Fresh pumpkin seeds and flesh about 6 cups
2 cups shelled sunflower seeds
2 cups organic chick starter
2 cups old fashioned oats
Dollop of molasses
Little bit of water

Put the pumpkin seeds, oats, sunflower seeds in a food processor until small bits. Put in bowl

Next put the Pumpkin in, add a little water so that it chops up well.

Add the Pumpkin to the seeds, mix in chick starter, and a small amount of molasses. Mix it all up and freeze portions.

I used an ice cream scoop and sandwich bags, worked great.

This is for babies, I'll probably change it some when they are bigger.

 

[MyPetNugget]

pasta ,GRAPES , apples, a banana and some yogurt.

 

[Chickens R Us]

Yogurt, scratch, stale bread and crushed egg shells.

 

[MyPetNugget]

Celery, more GRAPES , and some tomatoes

 

[hosspak]

So I came up with a healthy snack for my babies. I freeze portions so I can take it out whenever. They barely let it thaw before it's gone. My babies are 3 weeks old and love it, I'm sure those old enough to lay will too.

I didn't really measure so these are just estimates, so add more or less depending on what your girls like.

Fresh pumpkin seeds and flesh about 6 cups
2 cups shelled sunflower seeds
2 cups organic chick starter
2 cups old fashioned oats
Dollop of molasses
Little bit of water

Put the pumpkin seeds, oats, sunflower seeds in a food processor until small bits. Put in bowl

Next put the Pumpkin in, add a little water so that it chops up well.

Add the Pumpkin to the seeds, mix in chick starter, and a small amount of molasses. Mix it all up and freeze portions.

I used an ice cream scoop and sandwich bags, worked great.

This is for babies, I'll probably change it some when they are bigger.

Chicken Muffins...
I added ground up oyster and egg shells, strawberry/banana yogurt, scratch, mash and wild bird seed. Baked at 350 for 20 min, then froze so they last for ever...

 

[ccabal]

Today, my chickens got some grub.... literally!
After we got our first freeze a few day ago, I had cut down a bunch of dead okra plants from the garden, and this morning before going to work, I took out the chickens to the garden plot and started turning over the dirt with a shovel, and the chickens feasted on those white grubs... I think they are junebug grubs. They loved them. Its so funny how they got so eager every time I pushed the shovel into the dirt, and would sometime stand on top of the dirt as I was trying to lift it up. My 4 hens must have eaten at least 50 or more grubs this morning.
I think those grubs eat plant roots, so its a good thing I'm getting rid of them before I replant.

 

[hosspak]

Today, my chickens got some grub.... literally!
After we got our first freeze a few day ago, I had cut down a bunch of dead okra plants from the garden, and this morning before going to work, I took out the chickens to the garden plot and started turning over the dirt with a shovel, and the chickens feasted on those white grubs... I think they are junebug grubs. They loved them. Its so funny how they got so eager every time I pushed the shovel into the dirt, and would sometime stand on top of the dirt as I was trying to lift it up. My 4 hens must have eaten at least 50 or more grubs this morning.
I think those grubs eat plant roots, so its a good thing I'm getting rid of them before I replant.

50!!!!! wow.. I will be placing our small coop over our garden beds so they can free-grub all they want, while they compost all the beds.