Feeding Chickens

What Do Chickens Eat? A Guide On What You Can And Cannot Feed Your Hens

Most small scale chicken keepers rely on Layers Pellets which are easily available and contain all the essential protein, vitamins and minerals including calcium which are necessary for your chickens to have a healthy, well balanced diet. Personally we use organic layers pellets which we get from the organic feed company. (Some people opt for [...]

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Can Chickens Eat Bread

There are two schools of thought here. Some people say you absolutely cannot feed your hens bread. This could lead to crop problems. And other say that in all the years they kept chickens (and fed the bread) they have never experienced any issues. We give our hens a bit of bread every now and [...]

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Do Chickens Eat Mice?

Chickens will eat almost anything and mice are no exception. Woe betide the poor mouse if a chicken gets hold of him. They will certainly peck the creature to death and very often will devour him or at least feed on parts of the mouse. Similarly they will do the same to frogs, snakes, moles [...]

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Do Chickens Eat Grass?

Yes they do and often when I have just cut the lawn they will be looking out for where I dump the cuttings! It’s an important part of the diet of a free range chicken. You just need to be aware that sometimes long grass can get stuck in their crops which can lead to [...]

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Will Chickens Attract Rats

Unfortunately it is quite possible they will attract rats and mice but it is their food that the rodents are after! Mice are not so much of a problem as chickens will tend to attack them and keep them at bay. Rats however have been known to attack and kill chicks so you need to [...]

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