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My feelings exactly ;)

I am sure you are right about the mad cow thinking. But really - 5 hens?

This is an article about DEFRA's ruling on scraps. It seems to use a sledge hammer to crush a bug (or a chick!). www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/can-you-feed-human-food-and-kitchen-scraps-to-chickens.html# Personally, as I have only 5 hens purely for my own consumption of their eggs I really...

My hens get layers pellets and treats of bird seed or corn and wheat and meal worms - not just the scraps. 4 out of 5 of them are laying well :)

How do people in the UK stand on the subject of feeding kitchen scraps to your birds? I admit that my 5 get a bowl of veg peel and any fruit that's getting a bit tired in the evening when I put them to bed. They also love bread thoroughly soaked in water, cooked pasta or rice :) The books tell...

I have 2 copper browns, 2 White Marrons and 1 Sussex pied. Did have another pied but she up and died - ill for 2 days then dead on the third morning :( hence the 2 new whites . They are all free range but come to my call - especially if I have a tub of bird seed to rattle! We have a very large...

Yes I am in Surrey in the UK and find a lot of the US stuff doesn't apply to me - though it is still interesting to read. For instance we are advised in Britain that we should not feed kitchen scraps to chickens.