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feeding/diet
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Feeding your chickens can feel like a game of culinary roulette, especially when your feathered friends turn their beaks up at the good stuff! While it's tempting to toss them treats like fruits, beans, and the occasional mealworm, remember that these should only make up about 10% of their diet. Chickens thrive on a balanced diet of quality chicken feed, which provides essential nutrients for their overall health and egg production. If they shun their feed in favor of garden bugs, they might miss out on crucial vitamins and minerals. So, while a bug buffet sounds egg-citing, a steady diet of their feed is vital for keeping your flock happy and healthy.
what do you feed your chickens? i have chicken feed and i hear scraps from you produce, eggs, meal worms, fruits, beans, lentils, oats etc should only be 10% of their diet and given as a treat but my chickens hate the feed and would rather dig for bugs in the garden all day. how h healthy would they become if they don’t eat their scratch feed?
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