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From the time the new chicks leave the shell they should be given a chick starter food. This is available either in medicated or un-medicated form. The chick starter is small pre-ground and easily digestible. At about 2 months a small amount of chick grower can be added and increased each day until the birds are off the chick starter and eating only the grower. At about 4 months and close to laying the hens should be given layer MASH/pellets to prepare them for egg production. They can stay of the layer feed for the rest of their lives unless the extra cost of layer is prohibative (about $2.00 per 80lbs). Hens will survive quite well on chicken scratch but during the prime egg years they need the extra calcium and proteins in the layer feed.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoHens eat pretty much everything.
First off, hens should be provided with food from a store like D and B. There, you can buy feed (for layers or meat birds) and scratch grains.
We usually feed our chickens any veggie or fruit table scraps.
Our girls LOVE tomatoes, lettuce, kale, grass, watermelon, and any other fruit or veggies in general.
Hens will also develop a taste for egg if they get a bite of a broken one, but I would not suggest feeding them their own eggs (No eggs for you!)
The foods that they generally avoid are onions and peppers.
Hope this helps!
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