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Northern Idaho. We're right in the middle of a snow belt. About 20 miles away it's at most half of what we get. Moving somewhere else isn't optional since we were born and raised here and love it here :). But yeah, the snow starts flying in October, but usually doesn't stick all day until...

See that's what i was thinking, but as I do more research I keep getting the hint that I'm going to severely malnourish my chickens lol. I'll probably still go ahead and mix chicken feed a la the formula I found, since I really like it, but probably use it primarily for winter feed. In the...

Hmm. If they aren't terribly crazy about wheat then maybe I'll just grow enough for us and use the rest of the available area for corn. I've read you can throw some quinoa into a sock or something and toss it into a cold water laundry cycle (no soap) or something like that to rinse the icky...

We want to raise something like 2-4 goats (depends on what size/breed we settle on) and 2 sheep. We'll also raise one pig, some meat rabbits, a turkey or two, and some ducks. We don't have enough room for a cow unless we work out a grazing deal with one of our neighbors (which we are probably...

Corn is definitely a possibility. I might try amaranth or quinoa too. Found out I can grow wheat and clover on the same field so that opens up potentially half of that acre to amaranth, quinoa, and corn too. Might experiment with adding oats to the pasture too. I've been feeding egg shells...

Wow, thanks for all the info guys! I think I'm well on my way toward formulating a home-mixed, balanced diet. Best part is I can do it mostly out of pasture and the garden. :)

Hey, looking into growing my own chicken feed and was wondering how many bushes per chicken of grain to grow. I've got a wheat plot planned and will probably grow amaranth, millet, and/or quinoa, but I only have 1+/- acre to work with (the rest is garden, pasture, and house+yard). Chickens...