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It is because different ingredients have different shapes and weights. When buying a bag of mixed ingredients, you will have lighter, smaller foods in one place and denser foods in another place. So, what happens is parts of the feed have different nutritional qualities. This is how it would be...

True, that is why they are cooked or otherwise processed first. Many of the recipes here are soy-free.

Depends on if the peas/lentils have been processed some way before you got them... but if it has been working well for you for a year now, I think its fine. Welcome to BYC and thank you for sharing!

I had to look up lupins, since I had never heard of them before. I don't know how you would fit them into a recipe- probably similar to other beans? What kind of feed do you want to make? Layer?

Depends on which recipe, but all can be adjusted to an amount you like.

At the moment, my birds free-range and get much of their food that way. I also feed poultry pellets. In the winter they get cracked corn. I have been reading through this thread on fodder systems. I think I read somewhere fodder can make up 80% of a chickens diet, plus free-ranging and a small...

For protein I think it would be easier to just give chickens some meat scraps or a bit of milk. Making a molt meatloaf seems overly complicated. What do you think of fermented feed?

What kind of herbs do you grow for your chickens?

Thanks for sharing!

That's okay! I would post more recipes but I can't find any. If you ever find any that aren't on this thread please share it here!

I know what you mean about simple recipes. I always try and find ones with the least ingredients because getting a ton of ingredients is a pain and expensive. I want to learn more about fodder systems for chickens. The chickens get fed mainly grass sprouts with just a small amount of feed...

There are two soy-free layer recipes in this thread so far. On page 1, post 1 there's a recipe called "Well-Fed Homestead's Corn-Free, Soy-free Layer" On page 3, post 24 there's a recipe called "Crunchy Layer Feed" Both recipes use lentils and/or peas. I believe that is probably what is...

What kind of feed do you want to mix? Layers, chick starter, meat ration, etc? That will change the protein and other nutrients needed.

Could you explain what this "trouble" is? Do they spoil, do the chickens not eat them, or something else? Are you worried about the fat level? Thanks for sharing. Is this a layer feed?

More recipes, broilers, starters, and growers, some soy-free and some not. Note, sometimes they are soy-free without having "soy-free" in the title so read each recipe carefully. If you're wondering what the difference between the Cornish Cross and Freedom Ranger Rations are, its protein...

More feed recipes: This is another one with the price built into it. If you follow the link, it says the price is actually higher than normal because the blogger purchases in small amounts. This recipe is meant to be organic and gmo-free. It is "about 17% protein", according to the author of...

I see, thanks for sharing! I know some people (mostly real old folks) use the term "scratch" for regular poultry food so I thought I would ask and be sure!

During the winter, is this all you feed or do they eat other things too?

Chick Starter recipe (works for ducklings and goslings too): I re-worded this one a bit so it wouldn't be confusing. The way the recipe is listed originally is a little different, I just made it clearer, I did not change anything. As a bonus they also had a recipe for electrolytes, check it...

Anyone raising meaties? Here's a broiler mix, used by the famous Joel Salatin. Quote: 52% corn --- 29% roasted soybeans --- 11% crimped oats --- 3.5% Sea-Lac brand fish meal --- 3% Fertrell Nutri-Balancer --- 1% feed grade limestone --- 0.5% kelp meal --- 0.1% Fastrack probiotic ---...