So from what I've gathered, he runs chicken tractors on pasture with his feed? Thats perfect because I was planning to run my chickens in a tractor but in my field to keep weeds down and keep most of the pests away, not in a pasture. Maybe if I do some sort of small greens cover crop inbetween...
49.7% corn
30.8% roasted soybeans
10.9% oats
5.0% feed grade limestone
3.0% Fertrell Nutri-Balancer
0.5% Thorvin brand kelp meal
This is another recipe I found online that seems like it can be a more viable option, what do you guys think? Would I be able to substitute the soybeans in for field...
Yea I understand,
I wasnt planning to raise the chicks on the feed, I was going to buy starter feed for that
I was planning to do winter wheat which is hard, or I can do trinicale which is rye and wheat,
I think I prefer to stray away from lentils if I can
Wouldnt wheat, rye, and corn be in...
Virtually all of the stuff I had listen above apart from the meal worms, I was sort of planning to do away with them.
Also the lentils, I was hoping for some sort of substitute instead.
I already have the machinery and land to do so, doing the math its become the more feasable and cost-saving option for me right now, I already raise a few grains for our cattle, and usually have tons left over so I'd like to implement a few more crops for our chickens
most of my customers depend on organic eggs, its pretty crucial for me at the moment. I have a local mill that makes organic feed that is more expensive too but thats it
So, what changes would you guys recommend? If I understand correctly, I should drop the mealworms in favor of an actual nutrient supplement. I could maybe consolidate the wheat and oats together for maybe a trinicale mixture, and then that would give me more wiggle room for more protein.
Also...
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I am looking into making my own feed recipe for my chickens. I found this recipe online. Is it healthy and good for my chickens? I have 35 red star layers. Let me know if this is good or if it can be tweaked at all. I live in Northampton Pa, so I'd like to grow most of these feed stuffs...
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My chickens have been eating nearly all my eggs and today they all gained up on one chicken picking out nearly all of its feathers. I isolated it for a little bit just to keep an eye on it, only for an hour or two. Was thinking about doing the mustard trick on my eggs but im not sure...
The contents didn't really smell at all really, to my knowledge all she's had to eat was narures best organic feed and some grass when we let them graze, I have oyster shell available alone with some vetrx as well if i should mix that in some water to give to her? Depending on the condition of...
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One of my chickens, about a year old, had its crop fill with fluid. I gave it an epson salt bath and thought it had sour crop. I admistered vomiting it but it did it very reluctantly, and thevomit was dark in color and very gritty and only a little came out at a time. I thought I drained...
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I have a four year old hen with I believe EYP. It has a fluid feel near its abdomine and walks around like a penguin. I can drain the fluid from the abdomin but I'm not sue what antibiotics to go on. I just want a second-hand opinion on someone who has done this to tell me how to go...