BYC food to emulate grass fed

[Carpe DiHen]

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Thanks! Next time you are driving to CA will you bring me some??

 

[Carpe DiHen]

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Can you believe, the grocery stores tell me that is illegal in California???

 

[Chicken Delight]

Watch for people giving away wheat they have been storing (Craigslist etc.) or buy your own. Then sprout it and feed to the chickens. Mine love it. They love just about everything.

 

[3dogs]

I asked about older veggies in my grocery store's produce department. They said they sold it to a composting facility!

Living on a "dirt ranch" too, I spend a lot on greens and other produce for my geese and chickens.

 

[Carpe DiHen]

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I spend so much more than a carton of eggs on buying kale and cabbage for them!!

But they are pet and give me joy in addition to eggs...

 

[AnnainMD]

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Can you believe, the grocery stores tell me that is illegal in California???

Same thing in Maryland. The manager said that people would say it was for composting or whatever and then eat the food and get sick.

 

[linben]

There is a "creek" near my house that has weeds that grow very tall. Mostly Johnson grass. It is not on private property. I cut the grass to use for bedding etc and feed the seed heads to the chickens. They love it.

 

[Chris09]

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If all you are wanting to do is get away from Soy and Corn Based feeds then I would recommend a good soy/ corn free feed there are some good Co. out there.

I like mixing in a good Pigeon Grain into my birds feed.
You can get a All Grain Pigeon Feed at most good Feed Mills. All the All Grain Pigeon Feed that I have seen are a Soy Free feed, have a good variety of seeds and grains and are what I would call "Super Cleaned" meaning there is no dust once so ever.

For example here are three type of all grain pigeon feeds. The 14% feed is what I use in my feed mix.

• Racing Pigeon - 21.5% Protein - NO CORN
Contains: Canada Peas, Maple Peas, Safflower, Austrian Peas, Whole Wheat, White Kafir, Red Milo, Vetch.
Crude Protein (min) 21.5% Crude Fat (min) 4.0% Crude Fiber (max) 8.0%

• Breeder/Conditioner - 16% Protein - NO CORN
Contains: Canada Peas, Red Milo, White Kafir, Maple Peas, Oat Groats, Austrian Peas, Whole Wheat, Safflower Seed, White Millet, Red Millet, Canary Seed, Vetch, Buckwheat, Rice.
Crude Protein (min) 16.0% Crude Fat (min) 3.5% Crude Fiber (max) 8.0%

• Maintenance - 14% Protein - W/Corn
Contains: Canada Peas, Milo, Whole Wheat, Small Yellow Corn, Safflower Seed, Maple Peas, Flax, Brown Rice, Vetch, Buckwheat,
Oat Groats.
Crude Protein (min) 14.0% Crude Fat (min) 2.0% Crude Fiber (max) 9.0%

Now you could take anyone of the 3 pigeon grain mixes I posted and add some BOSS and fish meal to it and you would have a good feed mix.
I would have a mixture of medium grit, mineral mix and maybe some Diamond Yeast Culture on the side for them..

Chris

 

[spoggy]

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Can you believe, the grocery stores tell me that is illegal in California???

Same thing in Maryland. The manager said that people would say it was for composting or whatever and then eat the food and get sick.

Wow, that's weird. I guess where we are in Ohio, they haven't considered the "health" risks. What a strange, strange world we live in sometimes.

 

[Organics North]

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Do your birds get to range in those pine needles? Mine find lots of goodies when ranging on bare forest floor. Give them a chance to dig in it.
Alfalfa pellets can be a way to provide greens in a bag.

Several good feeds are out there that are low in corn and soy free.

Chris09 makes some good suggestions for feeds available in a bag.

I make my own, it requires a certain dedication to your cause..

You can see what I feed by looking at my BYC page..

I wish you the best of luck on your endeavors of feeding your chickens a diet you are comfortable with..

ON