by "Christina Websell" <spamfree@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 7, 2008 at 09:46 PM
"Jill" <mail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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news:689bh0F2s56mbU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> Your view and experience is in a small number of birds and breeds. No
> criticism, but only useful for your birds.
>
> What was written above is not my "view" but well researched science in
> productive strains of pure breeds, where it was observed long before the
> hybrids were created.
>
> My warning was to others who have strong productive pure breeds, or
> hybrids, for whom an extra third of wheat in their diet is clinically
> proven to be a bad thing to do.
>
> I respect your choice to provide the husbandry you choose for your own
> birds.
>
so did all chickens die early in life before layers pellets were invented
as
the "complete food" then? I don't think they did.
Tina