Homemade feed for my hens?? Better than commercial feed? More affordable? I need the truth!

[ChaosMom]

Seeking "inexpensive, organic, corn & soy free". That's not a unicorn I'm chasing.

I chased "inexpensive, whole grain, corn & soy free" for a bit. Decided that maybe I'd better do something else after all.

 

[Perris]

I fail to understand why people persist with trying to square the circle using just vegetable protein when animal protein, in the form of dairy at least, is not expensive and solves the problem simply

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I fail to understand why people persist with trying to square the circle using just vegetable protein when animal protein, in the form of dairy at least, is not expensive and solves the problem simply

I think it’s because people are under the impression that “plant-based” = healthy. And I have a lot to say about that but I would need my tin foil hat to say it.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I chased "inexpensive, whole grain, corn & soy free" for a bit. Decided that maybe I'd better do something else after all.

"Finding Success by Learning from Failure"

 

[Sic]

"Finding Success by Learning from Failure"

The fallacy is that chickens NEED grain, the truth is that they don't.
What my chooks are eating on the beach today - herring eggs

 

[U_Stormcrow]

The fallacy is that chickens NEED grain, the truth is that they don't.
What my chooks are eating on the beach today - herring eggs

accept that your experience and situation is at an extreme end of the bell curve. BYCers in Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, even Central Florida aren't so fortunate. Their nutritional needs remain the same - some of us just find them easier to meet with local resources than others.

 

[ChaosMom]

The Chicken Omnivore's Dilemma

 

[ChaosMom]

I think it’s because people are under the impression that “plant-based” = healthy. And I have a lot to say about that but I would need my tin foil hat to say it.

Chickens are omnivores, but within that category, they are obligate carnivores, at least if they are to thrive without lab-created additional nutrients that they just can't get in sufficient quantity via plants (methionine, etc.)

I tell people that I have flat molars for grinding grains and nuts and sharp incisors for eating meat, which tells me that humans evolved/ were created for omnivory. Other human diets (for religious reasons, ethical reasons, cost, food availability, health concerns) are fine, but they need a whole lot better nutritional understanding than that provided by TikTok.

 

[CabritaChicks]

The Chicken Omnivore's Dilemma

I love that book!

 

[Sally PB]

The Omnivore's Dilemma? Excellent book. I will read anything that Michael Pollan has written.