Homesteaders

[Chicken girl 15]

Maybe i will start weaning their supplied feed.  they have more than enough area to be ranging for food.  I do feed them some in the AM and some in the afternoon.  I think i will start weaning off the AM feed

mine take off out of the coop a soon as the door opens and don't return until bed. Well except to lay eggs.

 

[KlopKlop]

mine take off out of the coop a soon as the door opens and don't return until bed. Well except to lay eggs.

Mine are about half and half on staying and going

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Mine are about half and half on staying and going

only give enough feed for a reward hours. Once they all discover the wonders of bugs and critters you can keep the feeders full again.

 

[Beekissed]

Or not.

Some chickens like easy food and don't forage as well as others, so the ones that want and like that easy food will still be eating at the feeder all day long, with little forays out to peck and scratch but it won't be serious foraging.

They aren't going to die if you take away the food and send them out in the big bad world to work for their tucker, no weaning necessary. Just open the door and let 'em go and don't give them feed until they've hunted all day. After they learn to do what comes natural as a way of life, you'll start to see some real savings on feed.

 

[duluthralphie]

In shock here, I use 150 pounds of feed a day

 

[Chicken girl 15]

In shock here, I use 150 pounds of feed a day

what on earth are you feeding? Cows?

 

[Beekissed]

Make that LOTS of cattle....

 

[lazy gardener]

Guessing he's feeding "Babe."

 

[holm25]

I just picked the last of our tomatoes before the "great freeze" tonight. There's so many green ones still! I wish we could do something with them than just let them freeze...

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I just picked the last of our tomatoes before the "great freeze" tonight. There's so many green ones still! I wish we could do something with them than just let them freeze...

look up green tomato recipes.