[Oakdalebirds]

Ok maybe i should of changed the title but my question is this 

Can you give your hens the fat balls designed for wild birds ??
only a fellow hen keeper informed me that he has indeed given his girls a fat ball on the odd occasion to give them a treat

The balls in question do contain seeds and insects (meal worms)

Is it safe to do this    his girls seem to be fine

[joyfull]

No, they contain far too much fat for chickens, wild birds are ok with them as they do not get fed like ours do and also fly around using up a lot more energy.

[Oakdalebirds]

Thanks for that Joyfull

I will tell my friend off .................if he has not already read this 

[joyfull]

 

[8doubles]

From last year, http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=47591.0