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- RenewableCandy
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Can anyone explain the reasoning behind such rigid control of feeding chickens?lancasterlad wrote:You can't feed anything to any farm animal (even if kept as a pet and including poultry) that has passed through a room used for food preparation (k*tch*n) whether the foodstuff is raw or cooked. It results in a fine and up to 2 years in prison if caught and prosecuted.RenewableCandy wrote:I think you're allowed to feed scraps to a pig if you don't subsequently sell it. But I might be talking b***ocks.
- emordnilap
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My ROT of 1g per kg per day max. is more than enough for adults. Here's hard figures.RenewableCandy wrote:Presumably that's not the case though for children (still under construction) and women (periodic loss/demolition)?
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- RenewableCandy
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There is no reason. The regs were brought in during the BSE scare. HMG wanted to "be seen to be doing something". I thought they'd been recinded, but apparently not.tpals wrote:Can anyone explain the reasoning behind such rigid control of feeding chickens?lancasterlad wrote:You can't feed anything to any farm animal (even if kept as a pet and including poultry) that has passed through a room used for food preparation (k*tch*n) whether the foodstuff is raw or cooked. It results in a fine and up to 2 years in prison if caught and prosecuted.RenewableCandy wrote:I think you're allowed to feed scraps to a pig if you don't subsequently sell it. But I might be talking b***ocks.