Tuesday, June 9, 2009

chicken food do's and dont's


do give chickens:
-leafy veggies (lettuces, spinach, tomato leaves, cabbage, sour grass, mustard flower, etc.)
-fruits (berries, apples, pears, citrus fruits, cucumber, melons, etc.)
-breads (plain), oats, plain pancakes/waffles
-seeds (unsalted, unflavored)-sunflower, squash, crushed plain nuts
-bugs, worms, snails, slugs, etc. (but can carry diseases)
-weeds, yard grass (don't give them plant with milky stuff inside, it most likely is poisonous, or anything that has been sprayed with pesticides)
-even their own scrambled eggs!
-you can give them meat, but it is risky because it is always not healthy for chickens. you can "accidentally" give them a slice of turkey a couple times a year. but do not bother giving them meats unless they seriously lack protein and need a fast solution, but the best thing for that is cat food.

don't give chickens:
-rotting, moldy food
-flowers, unless edible to humans
-avocados or anything similar i haven't mentioned
-breads with jam, butter, honey, etc.
-salted, dressed, chocolate, frosted or sweetened foods
-cakes, dyed foods, or any desserts
-wild mushrooms, moss, unknown wild berries
-dead bugs, or biting/stinging/poisonous bugs
-sand
-chips
-dog food

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