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    Feeding a mixed flock

    I have a small homestead and I have raised hens for eggs for about ten years but I would like to start raising chickens for meat. I am looking at getting about 30 or 40 dual purpose heritage breed chickens (not sure exactly which variety yet) and my thought was that I would raise them to...
  2. OzarkEgghead

    Is this feed ok?

    I've raised chickens for a decade & feel very comfortable caring for them. This May, I'll be moving into new territory by adding 7 Ancona duck hens & a drake. I plan to manage my ducks & chickens as one, mixed flock. Since I've never had ducks before, I'm still researching & learning what I can...
    • OzarkEgghead
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Feeding Goose with Chickens

    Hi, We have one goose that lives with our chickens, and currently they are all eating an all-flock feed, plus occasional produce scraps and foraging grass/greens outside the coop in our fenced pasture. We would like to go back to using layer feed as it is significantly less expensive here— how...
    • Aelizabethk
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    • goose goose feed goose nutrition mixed flock mixed flock feed mixed flock feeding
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    • Forum: Geese
  4. minaayindra

    Mixed flock feeding advice

    Through a lot of research on this site, I think I finally have a workable feeding plan for my mixed flock of chickens and guineas. I'm hoping someone who is more knowledgeable can confirm this is good for them! I have 18 7-week-old chicks (mixed breeds), 1 adult hen of unknown heritage, and 4...
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