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  1. Tamara119

    Scratch vs Feed vs Homemade Feed

    Much too far away to order that! But thank you. I'm Canadian and I live in Argentina, basically near the bottom of South America. It's frustrating how few alternatives I have around here for chicken feed and care, and from what I've learned here on BYC about chicken health, emergencies, general...
  2. Tamara119

    Scratch vs Feed vs Homemade Feed

    I completely agree about the "heat" of scratch. As a biologist I've been pondering this for a while, but I didn't want to speak up! I'm not worried about corn, directly, just the GMO and pesticide residues. I'm fairly certain that the poorest quality grains here in Argentina end up in the animal...
  3. Tamara119

    Scratch vs Feed vs Homemade Feed

    Thanks for such a comprehensive response. I too, am looking for robust health in my chickens. We are vegetarians, so there are no meat scraps to give them, but they do get plenty of slugs and bugs and I've seen them get frogs. I'm lucky enough to not have to worry about the cost of buying the...
  4. Tamara119

    Scratch vs Feed vs Homemade Feed

    While I suspect I'm about to get some wildly differing opinions about this, I'd like to clarify something. Everyone is always saying that scratch is just a treat and raises the chicken's body temp. Now, I live in a region where most corn and soy is GMO, and organic poultry feed doesn't exist. My...
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