Alexandra Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Does it improve the quality of the egg and increase Omega 3 in the eggs if you provide a little garden for the chickens? Or is this just too over the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 we grew collards, LOL! They loved it! Can't say that it did or did not help the eggs.....I think that would be a tough call, LOL! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwickimom Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 we grew romaine lettuce, but we give them any garden leftovers also. So they kind of have a HUGE garden :D For added protein to help egg production in the winter we give them a boiled soybean mash. In the summer they get bugs and sunflower seeds. We saw a big jump in production from those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmacnchs Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 No omega levels checked but interesting story at the same time: Our friends kept chickens at my grandfather's house for a number of years. He is a BIG gardener and would give them scraps from the garden all the time (esp. winter garden). When the kids would take their chickens to 4-H shows, they would ALWAYS win - I think there is definitely something to be said for eating their greens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 We have a huge veggie garden ( bigger than a tennis court). There are heaps of garden scraps for the chooks, the weeds, outside leaves of cabbages and lettuce, any veggie that starts to go to seed etc. I also give them the kitchen scraps. All the greens make the yolk a beautiful deep orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Our chickens get almost all leftover veggie kitchen waste and they free range getting bugs, seeds, grass, and whatever else they can find. Their yolks are a far deeper yellow color than their caged counterparts and I've been told that means a better omega and vitamin content, but it's hearsay. I know people can taste the difference! The few times we have to keep them cooped (like when our neighbor's U Pick Strawberry field is in full fruit!) then we purposely give them loads of extra veggies/fruits of various sorts. It's not quite as good as when they free range (maybe the bugs play a big part?), but still better than just chicken feed with regards to their eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 We don't grow them specifically for the chickens... they get our left overs and garden cast offs and we eat a lot of greens. They are also free range most of the time anyway so they forage the property picking their own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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