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  1. joeymomrn

    need sources of kitchen scraps for grubs......ideas please!!

    So, we are looking to feed our chicken more grubs (black soldier fly larvae). We already have a biopod working nicely but we don't have enough kitchen scraps. We are a family of four with two small children, one still on formula. We are using all of our kitchen scraps right now but its not...
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    coon in tree

    thanks for the replies. We are trying to contact a neighbor with a gun. I like the trap idea, but once its trapped, then what? I think the best option is to kill it but it is pretty darn high up in that tree. Anyways, we are going out tonight so maybe we'll get a trap too and then it'll be...
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    coon in tree

    Hi everyone. We are pretty new to this whole chicken thing. Our birds just started laying in January. I noticed a racoon sleeping in one of our trees today. Just above the pasture where the chickens were free ranging. My dh said to get the birds in the run and shut them up, which I did...
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    whole kernel corn

    Thanks for the replys! So for those of you who's chickens eat cracked or even whole kernel corn, are what age did your chickens start eating it? Our EE's are about 16 weeks+/- I think we will try cracking up the corn some to see, my dh was going to do that but hasn't yet.
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    whole kernel corn

    Hi there:) Is there anyone who gives this to their flock? I bought like 80lbs of the stuff cause we make our own whole grain feed and I was switching to the whole corn (were using cornmeal before) and now my chickens won't eat it. I've tried soaking it overnight, but it doesn't seem to get...
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    I think I spoil my chickens, but I have a question about finicky hens.

    yay for the first egg! BTW, how old are your chickens? Dh and I are trying to figure out when we may have eggs from our hens. Not any time soon I know but I hear different stories.
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    Wheat berries for chickens?

    since its the whole grain still intact, I would say there's probably some nutrition left. Wheat berries are the largest ingredient in our homemade feed. They are a good source of protein and a good grain (I mean wheat is in sooooo many things we humans eat after all). But, since they are so...
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    variations on the greener pastures recipe

    Ok Tina, I found the site to find a local co-op or distributor. HTH! http://www.coopdirectory.org/ Good luck with making your own feed, its fun and so wholesome looking : )
  9. joeymomrn

    variations on the greener pastures recipe

    ON...thanks for the link, I'll check that out for sure later when I'm not watching my two year old. I am making my own feed for almost all of the same reasons as you. My dh I think would be fine with buying feed locally but even he prefers organic and there is none in our area that we can...
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    variations on the greener pastures recipe

    thanks again! I like quinoa too, though it is mucho dinero to be sure. So, are there any other people who make their own feed out there????? What do your feed your hens? My husband said there are TONS of people with chickens on this site. Are you all just buying feed (and please don't try...
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    variations on the greener pastures recipe

    thank you for your response. Still your recipe has less grains in it than the greener pastures which adds millit, barley, quinoa, amaranth, and kamat. Anyways, this is interesting and very helpful. May I ask why you sprout the first group of ingredients and how you do that? Our chicks eat...
  12. joeymomrn

    Organic Chicken Feed

    we couldn't find organic feed in our area either, and we are WAY south from you (south carolina). Anyways, we're making our own from this recipe for now. http://www.greenerpasturesfarm.com/ChickStarterRecipe.html. Good luck!! We did buy some organic feed online to assist the hens in the first...
  13. joeymomrn

    variations on the greener pastures recipe

    Hi all, newbie here, first post even. We have 8 EE's and have been feeding them this recipe http://www.greenerpasturesfarm.com/ChickStarterRecipe.html (it's the #3 one). Anyways, I like it and all and the girls seem to be doing fine and growing well. They are 6 weeks old or so. I am...
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