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My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins

My $10 Inexpensive DIY Fodder Tower with Dollar Tree Dish Bins

gtaus
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Your setup looks impeccable. I want to grow fodder for my chickens but I can't seem to find grain that is economical. Most of what I see online is super expensive and none of the feed stores near me sell grain. Where do you buy your barley from? Thanks!
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I buy my grain from our local feed mill. I get it in 50# or 100# bags. The price of our local barley grain has gone up almost double since the pandemic hit. We got hit with low supply and low quality grain both at the same time. Last time I bought 50# bag of barley it was about $13.00, up from about $7.50 the year before. I use fodder as a supplement to the commercial feed, not a replacement, so I would not spend more on grain than it costs me to buy bags of feed. Again, I live in northern Minnesota and I don't have any fresh greens to give to the chickens for about 6 months out of the year unless I grow fodder for them.
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