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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    People can eat both the greens and beet also. As far as in the garden farmers use fodder beets, and fodder radishes to bust up the soil and then disc them in as fertilizer. We have rocks and some dirt. They grew quite well. Half the beet grows out of the ground anyway. RH Shumway seeds has...
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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    In the garden just planted the seeds. For the birds you HAVE to either sprout or cook, I usually just soak and cook (so I can have some lol) Raw, undercooked and raw beans are toxic, cooked are fine. Sprouting them also eliminates the poison. Sprouting is probably better for the birds, either...
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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    Trying out mammoth red mangle beets this winter for the chickens, hoping it cuts down on feed. I didn't take very good care of them, didn't thin out or weed them. Try better next yr. Grew pretty good though for a $2 pk of seeds. And the birds peck the heck out of them, love them. My little...
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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    Dollar store dried beans sprout. I've bought pinto, navy, black, beans $1 two pound bag, grow them in the garden and/or cook or sprout them for the birds, good source of protein and a much better treat than scratch or corn IMHO. Birds love and gobble up a pile of refried beans lol.
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    Topic of the Week - "Off-grid" Feeding - Homemade feeds, etc.

    Some pet stores and I believe Wal-Mart also have refrigerated dog food that is packaged like that 'dog roll' lol. Super expensive though.
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