QUESTION: Can chickens eat tomatoes? Sometimes I have extras that have gone mushy in the fridge before I got a chance to cook with them and was wondering if it was safe to feed my girls. - Wilma U GARDENING CHANNEL REPLIES: Yes, tomatoes are safe for your chickens to eat. … [Read more...]
How to Grow Fodder for Chickens (or other Livestock)
By Jennifer Poindexter Do you have livestock or a small flock of backyard chickens? Feeding your livestock friends can become expensive. However, there are ways to offset the cost of raising animals. One way my family likes to do this is my growing fodder. If you’ve never … [Read more...]
Raising Backyard Chickens
If you’ve ever had a fresh egg from a backyard chicken, you know it is superior to anything you can buy in the grocery store. The yolks are much more brightly colored and tend to look almost orange in comparison to the pale yellow yolks of a store bought egg. Benefits of Raising … [Read more...]