can you make your own feed?

[HSerChickLady]

Would you mind sharing your recipe with me? Right now i have 10 adult chickens (8 are laying hens), but i have 17 layer chicks arriving next week, and 5 more arriving in late july. I'm looking at recipes to make my own duck feed as well. They share a lot of the same ingredients so if i'm doing some i might as well do them all.

 

[WI FarmChick]

Here is a link to a thread I have my recipe on. Lot's of good info too.
This is my recipe for a starter at 20% I believe.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/651147/feed-recipe-not-sure-how-much-of-what

 

[HSerChickLady]

Thank you. I'll check it out.

 

[Chicks on DL]

Chicks on DL-- I see you must be a city-dweller... how do you crack your own grain? We are on a farm (brand-new to chickens, tho!) so my husband has a big grinder run by a tractor... but I am wondering about having something small for here at the house. (we have 5 chicks and a duckling right now)

Cyndi,

Unfortunately, we are in the city. I use The Family Mill connected to my KitchenAid to grind my wheat and make my chicken feed. You can also buy the base to grind by hand. After a lot of research I decided on this mill and I love it.