Chicken bald back

[Leicester_H]

Not sure if this has been on here before?

 

It is currently an offence to feed dried Mealworms and other dried insects & crustaceans to domestic poultry.

This petition asks for this to be reviewed.

 

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/66338

[jasperaliceuk]

Personally, I've never heard that one! And I do!

 

Sue

[Pottage]

Wow, mine have a few every day to encourage them back in their run

[mullethunter]

That's crazy! Can't really see it being enforced but have signed the petition anyway.

[coco]

I remember this coming in but had forgotten all about it, I don't give mealyworms that often due to the iprice of them, its a lot for 35 chucks. Have signed the petition though as agree its a daft but of legislation

[jasperaliceuk]

I suspect few people know this ! I've never heard of it.

 

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/advice/chickens-care-advice/chicken-food

[Beantree]

Katie Thear has identified that chickens need to feed at three distinct levels to reduce stress related problems. On the ground, where they scratch and peck. At mid-level where they peck, which is usually the height of the feeder. At head height where they have to stretch and peck, which requires a great deal of co-ordination. I don't agree with not jumping up to food in that short article Jasperaliceuk. Chickens are always jumping off perches and down from the pop-hole, so what is the harm in it?

[jasperaliceuk]

I'd not read the whole article - it was the reference to the mealworms I meant - I should have cut and pasted.

 

 

My girls are quite happy to jump - be it for cabbage or huge ones off the branches in their run!

 

 

Sue