How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Hens not laying -- DOG FOOD

I was reading thru these posts........WHY the dog food? And would this be dog food with *grain* and not the NO GRAIN kind?
I had someone tell me that when you gave the chicken veggies and grass pickings that you lowered teh protein level and that would make them slow down in their egg production? Is this true. My chickens love when I pick grass and dandilions for them. And I pull stuff from the garden for them.
I also get produce from the grocery store for them maybe a couple times a month. They have never really liked their layer pellets.

Tina

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From: CathrynTherese Fitch Walden <cathryntherese@yahoo.com>
To: "CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com" <CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:54 AM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Hens not laying

Watch for subclinical signs of cocci, mycoplasma sharing, and worm sharing. Chickens can tolerate low loads of round worms - vitamin A helps their immune system fend them off which is why I use poultry vitamins. Because of the heat this summer and having to change waters so many times on hot days, I have been using 4 cups of ground up calf manna pound per 50lb bag of chicken feed off and on, when I have to change water several times. I have a melon in the frig for today. Yesterday was very hot.

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