have to get rid of my chickens

[Lunachick]

Some feed sacks are made out of plastic type stuff and can be made into tote bags, I bought one from a member here and I use it everyday.

Where I am I get only paper sacks for feed, so I can't do much with those sacks. I just use them for garbage bags.

I hope your hubby calms down and lets you keep your birds!

 

[cknmom]

Thanks for all the support. I think he will but I'm not sure this time.
the feed lasts almost a month, they always seem to be starving. I give them treats as well as the laying feed but they act as though they haven't eaten in days.

Monica

 

[purr]

are you buying organic feed cause that seems pretty expensive.

 

[gapeachy]

I think feed is cheapest around here about 9.50 for 50lbs ....you can supplement your feed with crunched up egg shells and old coffee grounds and left over bread...sometimes I look in my cupboards and dig out all kinds of stuff like oatmeal and cereal....you can make your feed last longer...maybe you can make things work out.....

 

[PoultryPedia]

Other cheap feed sources:
Pick up worm-y or partly bad fruit off fruit trees and from the ground underneath. Neighbors (or even places you just spot by the road & stop & ask) can be a source.
Any scrap or leftover food that is being thrown away. Bakeries or restaurants might be a source?
Food storage that has expired from becoming too old, and is being thrown away.
Best wishes

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

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I am paying 20.00 with tax for Layena 50# where I live, and its not organic. So what she is paying is believable. I have been considering getting rid of one of my roos because he eats more than anyone else and makes a mess of the coop

 

[snowydiamonds]

Humans put a lot of unexpected and unwise stress on their animals, expectations that cannot be fullfulled, too. As a human from Alaska, if I was expected to do anything at all other than survive 80 degree weather, and look at the chicken's side of it, they are wearing down filled jackets in 80 degree weather! I'm mean, where is common sense here? Talk to that man, tell him to put on a down winter jacket in 80 degree weather and go lay eggs, bet he has a different view then... really!

And shop around, feed prices vary so much and if he and you are not shopping around for the best buy, that's plain crazy. You don't even have to go pick it up where you live, I'm willing to bet.

Where I live, I have to shop around via phone and computer, order, pay, wait at least two weeks but usually four weeks and check the postal annex while trying to feed carefully and provide other feed when I run out of anywhere from $31.00-$35.00 per 50# bag with 60-70 chickens, 5 ducks and 6 geese.

Tell hubby I am a working woman in my fifties, no one to pay any of my bills, just me, and I'm sure he'll have an attitude adjustment and be very thankful for what's on his plate.

Lastly, put your foot down. Chickens are off limits. Choices can be made about other extras but if you allow him to make all your choices, you are living with too much constant stress. Its okay to be stingy in this one thing, we are all happier with our birds than without and the grandchildren will learn so much and carry this with them thru their lives, irreplaceable memories and strength of character, responsibility, ownership, caring, friendship, many, many more good reasons that help them become wonderful adults

 

[Chickenaddict]

Feed here isn't so bad until you have 47 chickens that need different feed. In one month i have to buy... 2 50 lb bags of chick starter @ $10 each, 4 bags of layer crumble @$13 a piece, 2 bags of scratch grains @ $14 a piece not to mention pine shavings by the truck load (just kidding but close) Pine shavings cost about $5.50 a piece. I go thru about 6 or more 3 cubic ft bags of pine shavings (ocd and hate my chickens to roll around in their own poo) in a month. What i have done is picked up a few side jobs to pay for the feed, bedding, ect and im lucky to get 3 eggs a day right now so i feel your pain lol. As thechicenchick stated it is wayyy cheaper than going to a shrink! I do hope your hubby comes around and allows you to keep your chickens

 

[aiwetir]

we're in kinda the same position with money, but if i had it i would send you a bag of feed.

 

[Southernbelle]

Feeding mine kitchen waste has really helped me cut down on feed costs.

I scrape all uneaten food from the dinner plates and give it to the chickens (even chicken

), uneaten cereal with the milk, partially eaten fruit, pumpkin innards, stale bread, leftovers no one wants anymore, etc. With 3 kids, this can add up to a pretty generous amount of food!

My chickens always act like they're starving to death. I nearly get trampled every time I bring the slop bucket down - even though they've had layer pellets and water available all day.