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  1. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    I haven't got this yet but in future I am going to get this mill: https://flour-power-mills.co.nz/our-grain-mills-and-flakers/widu-universal-mill-iii/ I want it because it is electric, plus you can get a hand crank for it and also a bicycle gear to mill with a stationary bike.
  2. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    I can do pH testing myself although I haven't because I am 100% sure I am dealing with acidic soils, so am slowly treating as such. I should do some tests to monitor progress over time though. I would love to get a soil test but there aren't any affordable testing options here for a garden-level...
  3. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    Yes I've had a bit of a go at working this out from what species are growing. That's why I'm doubling down on the calcium, for both pH reasons (soils/plant species growing indicate signs of acidity) and due to finding a lot of buttercup which I believe is a calcium accumulator that pops up when...
  4. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    I am trying to remineralize my growing soil and forage lawn, so those minerals can keep cycling in the system in case of not being able to buy them in again. Right now my focus is on getting calcium into my soils (with lime, gypsum, and dicalcium phosphate), as well as trace elements which I add...
  5. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    If you can feed them some fish, meat and dairy then I don't see why they can't live just fine on any mix of the grains you have outlined. Because we are talking about a SHTF scenario, it doesn't so much matter if they're getting every single thing they need to be the best most productive...
  6. TheFatBlueCat

    Homemade Feed Recipe

    I respect your intentions for sure. Feeding chickens 'from the farm' requires a diversified farm, where animal products such as skim milk, meat and offal off cuts are fed to the chickens and there are livestock so they can pick through their manure for bugs. Chickens can't sufficiently live on...
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