chicken treats
Ask the Experts June/July 2024
Carla Tilghman, Ana Skemp, and Audra Trosper answer your poultry questions about egg eating, lash eggs, raisins as treats, and lime water after water glassing eggs.
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10 High Protein Chicken Snacks
Healthy, high-protein snacks can help support your chicken flock during molting season! Here are 10 healthy snack ideas for your flock!
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Can Chickens Eat Cranberries?
Can chickens eat cranberries? Yes! They make a great treat by themselves or in recipes like this festive cranberry and scratch grain wreath.
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Heart-Shaped Chicken Treats for Your Flock
What better way to give your flock a pick-me-up than special, heart-shaped chicken treats you can make at home?
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How to Feed Chickens Corn and Scratch Grains
When I first started keeping chickens, I felt that feeding scratch grains was necessary. I don’t remember where I heard this, but I fed scratch grains with corn daily.
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Homemade Electrolytes to Combat Heat Exhaustion In Chickens
Heat exhaustion in chickens, heat stroke, or even death is a very real danger to chickens when temperatures rise. They don’t sweat like humans do, and are somewhat limited in their ability to cool down.
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What Can Chickens Eat as a Treat? — Chickens In A Minute Video
At Backyard Poultry, we love to tackle common reader questions, such as: “why have my chickens stopped laying” or “why are my chickens laying soft eggs.” With our popular Chickens in a Minute video series, we’ve created quick, informative videos to answer your common queries in an entertaining way.
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Holiday Treat Garlands: What Vegetables can Chickens Eat?
What vegetables can chickens eat? String up these festive red and green vegetable garland treats from our list to keep your flock occupied this winter.
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Can Chickens Eat Oatmeal?
Can chickens eat oatmeal? Yes. They certainly can! Oatmeal for chickens is one of my favorite treats to serve my flock in the winter.
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Pumpkin Bakes: Cool Weather Treats for Chickens
Make these stuffed pumpkin treats for chickens this fall. These pumpkin bakes are a great source of nutrition and enrichment for your flock.
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