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[rufusrooster]

Am I right in thinking its greens that make the yolk a darker yellow/orange colour, weve had Poppy 4 weeks now and i'm sure her yolks where a lot yellower/oranger when we 1st got her ?

 

she freeranges from mid/late afternoon but there isnt much available to her in the way of greens, other than grass and the odd dandelion/weed but she's much more intrested in digging for grubs and worms anyway,

 

should i be giving them more greens as treats ? and if so whats best ?

[Olly]

Greens will make the yolks darker, but they're just as tasty without. You could try giving a bit of broccoli or spinach, mine love it but to be honest I only feed it when it's left over from what I eat, I don't buy it specially.

[rufusrooster]

Greens will make the yolks darker, but they're just as tasty without. You could try giving a bit of broccoli or spinach, mine love it but to be honest I only feed it when it's left over from what I eat, I don't buy it specially.

 

there tasty enough just wanted a darker yolk,

 

i know you have to boil up potatos/peelings but wahat about other veggies, do they all need boiling up ? ie spinach/broccoli

[JS1]

Mine love raw spinach and lettuce and any 'soft' leaves, but have turned their noses up at cabbage (raw or cooked). They'll eat the broccoli 'flower' but not the stem (unless it's tenderstem ) all uncooked.

[Saronne]

Apart from potatoes (which need to be cooked), my girls eat their veggies raw. I give them tops off beetroot that I grow, plus cabbage/broccolli leaves, cucumbers, the green discarded bits of leeks (not too much, or it may flavour the eggs?) and lots of fresh dandelion leaves and chickweed that I pick from the allotment.. If you live near a market, sometimes you can get hold of the outer leaves of cabbage/cauliflower for free. Just give them a good wash first.

 

 

Saronne x

[rufusrooster]

theyve had some radish tops this evening, went down a treat