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post #11 of 14
4/19/12 at 10:17am
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Would you mind sharing your recipe with me?  Right now i have 10 adult chickens (8 are laying hens), but i have 17 layer chicks arriving next week, and 5 more arriving in late july.  I'm looking at recipes to make my own duck feed as well.  They share a lot of the same ingredients so if i'm doing some i might as well do them all.

Our menagerie: 1 horse, 2 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig, 3 hamsters, 1 Silkie roo bachelor, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger roo, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger hen, 7 Golden Comet hens. RIP Puff and Mocha.

 

Chicks coming in April: Ameraucana, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red.  Ducklings coming in April: Blue Swedish, Cayuga, Mallard.  More chicks come in July, all Buff Brahma.

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Our menagerie: 1 horse, 2 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig, 3 hamsters, 1 Silkie roo bachelor, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger roo, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger hen, 7 Golden Comet hens. RIP Puff and Mocha.

 

Chicks coming in April: Ameraucana, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red.  Ducklings coming in April: Blue Swedish, Cayuga, Mallard.  More chicks come in July, all Buff Brahma.

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post #12 of 14
4/19/12 at 10:22am

Here is a link to a thread I have my recipe on. Lot's of good info too. 

This is my recipe for a starter at  20% I believe.  

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/651147/feed-recipe-not-sure-how-much-of-what

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post #13 of 14
4/20/12 at 1:41pm
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Thank you.  I'll check it out.

Our menagerie: 1 horse, 2 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig, 3 hamsters, 1 Silkie roo bachelor, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger roo, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger hen, 7 Golden Comet hens. RIP Puff and Mocha.

 

Chicks coming in April: Ameraucana, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red.  Ducklings coming in April: Blue Swedish, Cayuga, Mallard.  More chicks come in July, all Buff Brahma.

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Our menagerie: 1 horse, 2 dogs, 6 cats, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig, 3 hamsters, 1 Silkie roo bachelor, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger roo, 1 Ameraucana/Easter Egger hen, 7 Golden Comet hens. RIP Puff and Mocha.

 

Chicks coming in April: Ameraucana, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red.  Ducklings coming in April: Blue Swedish, Cayuga, Mallard.  More chicks come in July, all Buff Brahma.

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post #14 of 14
4/22/12 at 8:38am

 

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Originally Posted by Cyndi in Iowa View Post

Chicks on DL-- I see you must be a city-dweller... how do you crack your own grain? We are on a farm (brand-new to chickens, tho!) so my husband has a big grinder run by a tractor... but I am wondering about having something small for here at the house. (we have 5 chicks and a duckling right now)

 

Cyndi,

 

Unfortunately, we are in the city.  I use The Family Mill connected to my KitchenAid to grind my wheat and make my chicken feed.  You can also buy the base to grind by hand.  After a lot of research I decided on this mill and I love it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Aspiring Urban Homesteader with 2 BR, 1 Golden Comet, and 1 Buff Orphington.

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Aspiring Urban Homesteader with 2 BR, 1 Golden Comet, and 1 Buff Orphington.

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