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Provide enough chicken food. You can buy chicken feed online or at a local store that sells livestock supplies. Chickens usually eat about half a cup of feed per day. Each day, measure out enough feed for all your chickens and place it in the feeder. For example, if you have three chickens, give them 1.5 cups of chicken feed.
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Add grit. Grit helps with digestion and provides extra calcium. You can buy grit online or at a local livestock supply store. Keep a small dish of girt in the coop at all times. Chickens will self-regulate how to eat grit and will do so when they need to digest food or lay eggs.
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Feed them table scraps. You should also supplement a chicken's diet with table scraps. These provide adequate vitamins and minerals that are necessary for your chicken's health. Leftover fruits, vegetables, and grains are great for a chicken's health.
- While most table scraps are safe for a chicken, there are certain foods you should not feed your chicken. Do not feed your chicken: raw potatoes, rotting food, peanuts, dried beans, chocolate, junk food (chips, candy, etc.), eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, avocados, or raw meat.
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Provide water. You should make sure the water container is full and free of debris each time you check on your chickens. Add more water as needed or replace water that's been contaminated. Chickens usually drink between 1.5 and 2.5 cups of water per day.
5 Remove eggs regularly. You should check nests every night for eggs. If your hens are cackling loudly overnight, this is a sign they are laying eggs. Remove eggs in the morning. If any eggs have broken, you should remove any shells and yolk.
- Prior to eating your eggs, wash them. You can wipe eggs with a dry cloth, but if you notice any manure use a wet cloth to wipe down eggs. Use warm water to wipe down eggs, as cold water can make eggs shrink.
- You should let eggs air dry before storing them in cartons for use later.
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