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Hi! So, I got chickens from a friend. Theyve been on a diet mainly of your average/inexpensive feed which contains corn. I have friends and family interested in the eggs, but they have allergies that require the eggs to come from chickens on a no soy/corn diet. My question: If I change up the...

My husband and I are going fully organic with our chickens and are currently using Mile Four organic feed (no soy, no corn). Of course, it's a pretty penny to maintain the cost of the feed, and I saw some cheaper organic feeds on the market WITH corn/soy, so the question is... If you're pro...

I want PUFA-free (or very-low-PUFA) feed for my chickens. Here are a couple of videos that explain a little why, if you're interested. , . I know that avoiding soy and corn is important, but I don't know what might be actually acceptable in feed if I want eggs that are very low in PUFA...

There are many local or indigenous chicken breeds on the planet that have never been fed commercial fully formulated feed. Scratch and scraps are used instead of fully formulated feed. a) What happens to the metabolism of these breeds? b) How will their metabolism change if they are fed...

Hello there, I was interested in an animal nutrition consultation, but sadly, no self respecting animal nutrition consultant will take a guy with several dozen ducks on his property seriously. I run a medium sized poultry farm in East Tennessee and I feel less than amazing about feeding them...

What will happen to my flock of chickens if they eat soy mash (non GMO) containing 44% protein? Will they eat less? Will they grow and feather cover faster? Will they lay more and bigger eggs?

Are GMO soy and GMO corn dangerous for chickens and for humans eating eggs and chickens?

I just made the switch to a non-soy feed. How long do you think it will take before the eggs would be considered "non-soy" containing? Do you think there is a withdrawal period?

Anybody know of anyone that sells natural candles or soaps? Natural being like soy, goat's milk, etc. etc., anything other than the chemical laden store ones. I don't have issues using store soaps but get headaches from scented candles, etc. and I'd just like to try to be more natural or healthy...