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:old Exactly. I have a hanging 5 gallon bucket feeder and a 3 gallon waterer, which I only have to fill once about every 10 days. I use the deep litter method in the chicken coop, which, in theory, requires only cleaning once or twice a year. I got my chickens to enjoy them, not necessarily work...

I found those articles interesting. Thank you. Since I basically have the same approach to raising my chickens - having commercial feed available 24/7 but supplementing with other lost cost and/or free food - I thought that guy was really smart! More seriously, I don't free range my chickens...

Very informative post. Confirms everything else that I have been learning about raising chickens. It's good to see how various techniques of raising chickens and type of feed will affect egg production. As far as trying to save money and mix/make your own feed compared to buying it, I think your...

Very nice. There is an Australian guy on YouTube that, IIRC, calls his channel Self Sufficient Me.... or something like that. He has many good YouTube videos for the homesteader types. I find them interesting, even though, some of his topics just don't apply to where I live in northern...

I think that it is great you can get waste food from local shops. And if you can barter feed for some eggs, and that makes sense for everybody, then that is great for you. However, don't confuse quantity with quality. Lettuce, for example, is mostly water and has very little nutritional value...

There are a number of YouTube videos on this topic, but from what I watched, feeding grains to your chickens is not a great option for most people with small backyard flocks. Commercial feeds are mixed to achieve a desired outcome, protein, vitamins, minerals, etc... Do you have the background...

In theory, I would like to only feed my chickens organic feed. In reality, a 50 pound bag of organic feed is about $30 whereas I can get (non-organic) commercial feed for about $12 a bag. I have no idea if the organic feed is any better, but I do know that I cannot afford it. So what I do is cut...