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what food ???

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Tony H

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what food ???
« on: November 22, 2011, 19:56 »
I only have a few girls at the mo  :tongue2: i feed them on chicken corn and layers pellets mixed, i also give them boiled potatoe skins mixed with layers mash :wub: arter reading on here it seems a lot of you only feed layers pellets, what is best    :unsure:
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Re: what food ???
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2011, 20:04 »
Layers pellets are a balanced diet for laying hens.  Small amounts of corn as a treat in the late afternoon would be ok as they should have eaten enough pellets by then.  Mealworms and veggies in small amounts in the afternoon would also be fine.
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Re: what food ???
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2011, 21:42 »
Best not to mix corn and other foods as the chooks tend to pick out the corn and scatter the rest in the process .
About 20 grams of corn per bird near roosting time gives them a high energy but slowly digestible fill to keep them warm on cold winter nights.
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