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Barnyard Buddies:  Chicken treats...what do yours love?  |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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 Posted - Sep 06 2015 : 3:48:11 PM
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I love to spoil my chickens, and give them "treats". I know, not so much as to "spoil their appetite" for their regular food, but I love to watch them get excited. My girls love just about everything I have given them (I always check to make sure the treats are okay for chickens). A favorite special treat are strawberry tops, and I feed them the invasive earthworms whenever I find them in the garden. Tonight, they got popcorn and peach pieces! Oh my! They gobbled up both, but really loved the peaches! Clucking and purring, and so happy were my chickies!  What do your chickens love (or don't love)?
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2015 : 4:16:22 PM
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Nicole, I too enjoy spoiling my girls. They like fresh collard greens but mustard greens & cabbage not so much. I buy greens for them because my shady backyard has little grass left due to lack of rain.
Popped popcorn is a favorite but their all time favorite is light bread. I buy it just for them because I like bread with more substance. For you younger FarmGirls light bread is what I grew up calling white sandwich bread.
I catch the stray bug for them and they have a great time snatching it away from one another.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2899 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 06 2015 : 4:18:30 PM
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Fermented barley!
Smells like pig slop but they adore it! And the fermentation adds good probiotics too.
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2899 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Sep 06 2015 : 6:53:55 PM
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Oh Sharon! I've missed you! I wish I had some pigs to feed the barley to, but we've got our hands full with our chicks, goats and dogs.
Stop by more often..
Blessings
Lisa
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 09:40:30 AM
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Watermelon and the hornets from the traps.
Diana
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 5:45:25 PM
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Sherone,
I buy the corn mixed with the mealworms for them, and it cuts the cost down a bit. Mine love them too.
They were quite happy to day as my kale got attacked by worms. It was too far gone, so I gave it to the chickens. Worms AND kale! Oh my! Chicken Heaven!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 07:08:25 AM
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In addition to garden scraps (mostly bolted lettuce) I sprout barley for my girls. They love it when the blades are about 2 inches tall.
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