i know how hard it can be when money is tight , by no means do you need to get rid of your chickens. i sell extra eggs for $2 dz. when i get enough to get a bag of feed i do. if not i dont.
they free range during the day in the back yard on grasses , bugs and weeds (even in winter they can find...
chickens were domesticated LONG befor comertial foods were being made . they domesticated and bred to live of human scraps. just like goats and pigs(yes pigs can forage) they can and will forage every thing! if they free range even better. one of my friends has been in the same tough spot they...