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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    THANK YOU!!! I will research it a bit and discuss with the farmer about planting some. I cannot express enough how helpful everyone here has been. In a few months, I'll post a brief update on how things are progressing. To provide a brief background of the social enterprise work being done -...
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    There is a potential for getting some cotton seed yes! So we may be able to add cotton cake in the mixture eventually. He does grow some of his own feed so we'll look into peas as well. I'll try to do some research and see if I can find the name of those peas! And the maggots sound like...
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    From all of the recipes shared with me so far and what I have seen, the variety of ingredients give a more balanced set of amino acids. So I will absolutely look into the specifics of the amino acids with regards to potential ingredients!! Using leftover chicken bones could also help a lot. It...
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    I will look into Heifer International. Sadly there is no reputable University in the region but I can send an email/call the University in the capital (~2000km away)
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    Much appreciated!
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    Not yet - can you point me in the right direction to learn more?
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    Thank you that is a very helpful article and a unique solution!! The article suggests keeping the number of chooses as few as possible to not overwhelm the chickens. Any idea how to best incorporate the amino acids?
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    Thank you for your reply! For most subsistence farmers you hit the nail on the head!! The specific farmer I am working with is mid-sized doing about 200 chickens every two weeks. He is hoping to cut costs a little since the nearest chicken feed is about 400 miles away, and as you may imagine the...
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    Extremely Simple Chicken Feed

    To provide a brief background, I am working as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Eastern Africa and I'm trying to help a local chicken farmer produce his own chicken feed. I have tried to read up on best-practices while also balancing our restriction to resources. We are trying to mix a feed using...
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