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  1. kokoshka

    Rough monthly cost to feed standard Brahma hens

    Based on that, I would expect our chickens will be happy foraging. We have a very clean and fairly large creek on the property, which tends to draw a lot of insects. No other farm animals. Not sure how chickens are around water though, in the event they might wander into the creek. Greatly...
  2. kokoshka

    Rough monthly cost to feed standard Brahma hens

    Thank you for the feedback pdirt. You mentioned you have a large area in which the chickens can run. May I ask about how many chickens and how much acreage? We have 1 (partially wooded) acre and planning on 6-7 hens. I would hope that would provide plenty of forage area for that number of...
  3. kokoshka

    Rough monthly cost to feed standard Brahma hens

    Thank you Egghead Jr. That is very helpful. 50# bag of non-organic in central PA is $20; and is double for organic.
  4. kokoshka

    Rough monthly cost to feed standard Brahma hens

    We're running some numbers to budget for 6 standard Brahmas hens. I've seen several comments about Brahmas eating a lot. Wondering how that translates, financially. They will be free range during warmer weather, part of the day. (We live in Pennsylvania.) We plan to feed them table scraps...
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