These ingredients are important to include in your chickens' daily diets. With healthier poultry comes a tastier meal. Find out what you need below!
Step 1: A high protein diet
The foundation of that diet is the wheat grass fodder I grow. Wheat grass is very high in protein, and protein is key to healthy chickens and better tasting eggs.I also add alfalfa and grass hay, especially in winter. Who doesn’t love reminders of summer when you’re trapped inside? The alfalfa and hay add protein and they get to scratch through it to get to other tasty bits of their dinner.
Step 2: Fiber and Herbs
Along with the wheat grass, I add oatmeal, alfalfa, kelp, garlic (fresh or powdered), and dried oregano to my chicken’s feed. The oatmeal provides fiber in an easy to break down form.
Recent studies have shown that garlic and oregano have antibiotic properties, and help keep hens healthy and disease-free.
In fact, some large egg operations have been able to eliminate antibiotics completely from their hens’ diets after adding oregano and garlic to their feed. They claim their hens have never been healthier.
Step 3: Fresh foods
I don’t use a set recipe. I just sprinkle and mix. I also add kitchen scraps, as well as fresh veggies like cabbage, tomatoes (which they can pick through), etc.Since it’s winter and their water keeps freezing, the fresh veggies help them stay hydrated in addition to giving me better tasting eggs.
In warmer weather, I add weeds I pull from the garden, grass clippings, fallen fruit, etc to their diet.
With a few changes in their food and a happier lifestyle, your chickens will make eggs that taste amazing! You'll not only get your serving of protein but you'll also enjoy a fresh taste! Are you ready for more tasty meals?
For more chicken care tips, be sure to check out The Frugal Chicken.
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