I have been wanting to do this for over a year, and I orderd 7 (Isa?) browns from a grain elevator, picking them up this week sometime. I have been reading and reading this site and I will continue to keep reading, but I am having difficulty finding an answer so I am hoping someone can help me with this. I do not want to feed my chickens commercial grain. I know this will mean more work for me, but I am very adamit about this. I am trying to figure out for the new chicks what is the best combo of foods to feed them, and how much grit they will need. I am having a bit of trouble finding this because everone (or what I have read so far) uses the grain. If anyone has a link for me or any advice I would so appreciate it! The reason I dont want to use the grain is GMO's incase anyone thinks I am crazy for not using grain! Organic is not so urgent (but prefered) I just want to do this as natural as possible. I have heard that cooked brown rice is good, and cooked oatmeal, meal worm or other bugs, greens such as veggies (broccli, califlower, cabbage ect...) is this a full diet for chicks? Thank you! Sue
I plan on using feed but I am very interested in feeding them the food we have available at home. So I'm just hopping on to your thread. Good luck with your chicks!
here is a link that might help. http://books.google.com/books?id=Gx...A#v=onepage&q=Suburban Rancher # 2919&f=false
Organic Chicken Feed Sources in Michigan http://www.organicfeeds.biz/home/finding-feed/organic-chicken-feed-sources-in-michigan/ Mixing Your Own Organic Chicken Feed Recipe or Ration http://organicchickens.homestead.com/ChickenFeedRecipes.html] Homemade Poultry Feed Mix http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/organic-chicken-feed-cheap.html
