Omlet No Waste Chicken Feeders: My Experience
I’ve kept chickens since 2005. My first coop was an outbuilding that friends helped me convert over a weekend. MyContinue Reading
Category: Feeding
Mustard Seeds For Chickens: Benefits & Risks
I’ve fed my chickens all kinds of seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, squash, sesame and chia. I was recently given some mustardContinue Reading
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The Role of Carotene in the Physiology of Chickens
Carotene, the golden-orange pigment that gives carrots and marigolds their sunny glow, plays a surprisingly important role in chicken physiology.Continue Reading
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Fermented Feed for Chickens: Bubbles, Benefits and a Few Drawbacks
Over the last few years there seems to be an explosion of interest in fermented foods: yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut kimchi,Continue Reading
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Growing Sprouts & Fodder For Chickens
Several years ago I took an afternoon workshop on sprouting. I invested in some meshed screw lids for the masonContinue Reading
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Superfood For Chickens: Seaweed
When I was a kid growing up in Toronto I visited the Maritime provinces for my first, and only, time.Continue Reading
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Gavage (Tube) Feeding Chickens
The words lavage and gavage are terms for two different medical procedures. The former refers to therapeutic irrigation or washingContinue Reading
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Super Food For Chickens: Marigolds
When I was in my late teens a friend who lived in another city sent me a care package, whichContinue Reading
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Superfood For Chickens: Pomegranate
When I was a teenager I loved to watch my hamster stuff her cheeks with pomegranate seeds, turning her lipsContinue Reading
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Superfood For Chickens: Millets
I may be a bit ahead of the curve with this post – by about two years – given thatContinue Reading
