- Nov 2, 2010
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Hi to everyone and I just love this site. My husband and I live in North Carolina and have 15 Rhode Island Red hens that are 8 weeks old. This is our first time with chickens and we are loving every minute of it
We have moved them into the the old coop in the back of the barn of this old 8 acre farmette we have acquired 4 months ago. We have been feeding them Chicken Crumbles from day one as chicks, but my husband was told at a feed store that they could now be fed cracked corn for their entire feed. Somehow this just does not seem right to me from all that I have read.
Someone please advise; we have opened the bag as of yesterday and money is very tight this month. Should I be feeding them something else to go along with this, perhaps something from my kitchen?
Thank you for your help and advice,
Terryjean

We have moved them into the the old coop in the back of the barn of this old 8 acre farmette we have acquired 4 months ago. We have been feeding them Chicken Crumbles from day one as chicks, but my husband was told at a feed store that they could now be fed cracked corn for their entire feed. Somehow this just does not seem right to me from all that I have read.
Someone please advise; we have opened the bag as of yesterday and money is very tight this month. Should I be feeding them something else to go along with this, perhaps something from my kitchen?
Thank you for your help and advice,
Terryjean