Feed Recipe

This is a variant of the recipe I use for feeding my breeding flocks. I augment it with fig nuggets, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, raisins, currants, and various seeds or nuts that are appropriate and affordable. I use cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne (or crushed red pepper), and dehydrated vegetables when affordable. I take many of the items to the mill with me, but our mill (Perry Milling Company) has most of these items and is fabulous! I can fax my order in and they'll have the goods for a ton pulled and ready to go before I get there- then they just add what I bring to the stuff that needs to be crimped (chopped up), then mix that with the grains that remain whole, add the molasses and it's done! It's a lovely, rich, nutritious feed that the birds love, and it's satisfying enough that they don't feel like they have to stuff themselves all day.

When introducing this to your flock, you can take along some of your usual feed and have them mix it-- or just mix it as you go, increasing the quantity of the new feed periodically. It's not necessary, but birds who have only eaten pellets or crumbles may not recognize this as food immediately if they are young. This works out to a more expensive feed, but lasts longer per 50# bag, so it's quite comparable. The benefits are quickly obvious, as you'll be cleaning your coop less frequently, and it's a drier, less gross 'product' to clean.