I have a huge bag of sunflower seeds My husband got for the wild birds. I quit feeding the wild birds as it was attracting rats so feed to my chickens whole with shell. They eat it.
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> HI, we were having some trouble with out chicks pecking too hard, I was
> advised to add some sunflower hearts to their diet, I was just in walmart and
> in the " bird" section I saw a large, 7 lb bag of sunflower " pieces" it
> looked like chopped sun flowers and they also had safflower pieces too, is
> this what I should be looking for? Can I use these or does it have to say "
> hearts" ??They also suggested dry cat food as a protein supplement. I tried
> a small bag and the chicks loved it. About how much of this should they be
> getting per day, added to their reg feed? we have 34 chicks,
> many thanks
> carol g
> a new chick mama
>
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