How to Hang Cabbages for Your Kienyeji Chickens

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Cabbages for Chickens

Cabbages are a great way to supplement the diet of your Kienyeji chicken. They are a great source of vitamins and also a good way to supplement the diet so they do not rely too much on commercial feeding. However, it is advisable not to over-supplement the feeding. Do not provide too many cabbages. For a flock of 200, you can hang 4 cabbages every day. Hanging the cabbages also increases the level of activity and keeps them busy. They will be pecking and running around the structure with pieces of cabbages which is good for their development.

There are several ways in which you can hang cabbages in the Kienyeji chicken house and these are illustrated below. Please do not put cabbages on the floor and mix it with the litter. Hanging it low where the chicken can peck at it without straining or stretching their necks. The recommended height is just above the chickens’ back. Please have a look at the various ways in which you can hang your cabbages for your chickens so that there is very little waste and very comfortable feeding.

Hanging cabbages for your chicken with a rope

Start by making a hole through the cabbage using a wooden or metallic rod. You will then pass a rope, like the white laundry rope, through the hole
Start by making a hole through the cabbage using a wooden or metallic rod. You will then pass a rope, like the white laundry rope, through the hole

Pass a rope through the hole made above and hang the cabbage from the roof. It shouldn’t be hang too high. The recommended height is just above the height of the back of the chicken so that they do not stretch too much to access their feeds
Pass a rope through the hole made above and hang the cabbage from the roof. It shouldn’t be hang too high. The recommended height is just above the height of the back of the chicken so that they do not stretch too much to access their feeds

Using a Wire

Hang cabbage with a wire: Hang some cabbages inside the structure that the chicken can peck at. This is also good source of vitamins. This is one of the most efficient way for hanging the cabbages from the roof. Pass a thin wire through the stem of cabbage and hang it on the roof. The only difficulty is that if the wire is too week, then it will not bore into the stem easily. The cabbage stem is tough and will keep the cabbage attached in place in spite of repeated pecking and movement.
Hang cabbage with a wire: Hang some cabbages inside the structure that the chicken can peck at. This is also good source of vitamins. This is one of the most efficient way for hanging the cabbages from the roof. Pass a thin wire through the stem of cabbage and hang it on the roof. The only difficulty is that if the wire is too week, then it will not bore into the stem easily. The cabbage stem is tough and will keep the cabbage attached in place in spite of repeated pecking and movement.

Using a Cabbage Cage to Hang Cabbages for Chickens

A cabbage cage or cabbage hugger: This is one of the best and most innovative solutions. It does not require any effort on your side. You simply insert a whole cabbage into the cage and you are done. The cage should be made of thin wires or thin cables.
A cabbage cage or cabbage hugger: This is one of the best and most innovative solutions. It does not require any effort on your side. You simply insert a whole cabbage into the cage and you are done. The cage should be made of thin wires or thin cables.

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