3/25/10

Diet for Chickens

Healthy Diet For Chickens 
Daily intake should include

60 % balanced pellet or crumble

20% scratch
cracked corn, oats, black oil sunflower seeds

20% fresh
greens (not iceberg- no nutrition)
fruits (melon- esp. watermelon), grapes, raisins, tomatos, banannas, etc.)
vegetables (cucumbers, cooked corn on the cob, etc.)
pasta, rice, whole wheat bread
cooked egg- the absolute favorite (harboiled and mashed- shell and all).
Safe Backyard Plants
Ground Cover plants:
English Thyme
French Thyme
Peppermint
Strawberry
Oregano
Rosemary
Grass  fescue, oat, wheat, blue mix
White clover
Aronia Berry/ Black Chokeberry
Red Lake Currant
Service Berry Bush
Yellow Raspberry
Red Raspberry
Blueberry


1 comment:

Julie said...

Thanks for posting this. Our chickens also love grassy weeds & lawn cuttings (unsprayed of course) & leftover cooked plain oatmeal. Either rolled or steel cut, they devour it. Of course along with everything else you mentioned:)

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