FortCluck
Hatch-a-Long Queen
One of my favorite homesteaders in Alaska feeds their chickens from their compost plus free ranging.
My chickens have lost interest in chicken feed the past month. I’ve noticed it’s become quite dusty compared to last year.
I decided I’m going to grow fodder, a pasture of cloves, and make several compost piles in our massive chicken run.
1.) They’ll get all the bugs and worms they want
2.) They’ll get egg shells and other Whole Foods (we do not eat processed in this house)
3.) They’ll have a better rounded diet overall to the natural way a bird eats.
4.) We have several berry bushes that we need to harvest that they can eat as well
We are taking it back to our ancestors roots... My fathers grandfather farmed this way and here I am continuing the tradition.
I will post pics in a bit of the steps we did. We have been learning a lot from older generations and homesteaders.
My chickens have lost interest in chicken feed the past month. I’ve noticed it’s become quite dusty compared to last year.
I decided I’m going to grow fodder, a pasture of cloves, and make several compost piles in our massive chicken run.
1.) They’ll get all the bugs and worms they want
2.) They’ll get egg shells and other Whole Foods (we do not eat processed in this house)
3.) They’ll have a better rounded diet overall to the natural way a bird eats.
4.) We have several berry bushes that we need to harvest that they can eat as well
We are taking it back to our ancestors roots... My fathers grandfather farmed this way and here I am continuing the tradition.
I will post pics in a bit of the steps we did. We have been learning a lot from older generations and homesteaders.