How u feed your chickens?

[Cocosmama]

Wondering how you feed your chickens?
Feel free to add a category if I didnt cover yours. I'm just curious how the rest of the world survives without spending every last dime on chicken feed. Lol

 

[Tonyroo]

High quality feed, leafy vegetables, fermented scratch, mealworms, seeds, and fruits.

 

[ChickyWhicky]

Locally made feed, scratch, free range & all the kitchen trimmings. Fruit, vegies, meat scraps, leftovers, ect. Nothing goes to waste with the mini garbage disposals outside.

 

[Asya]

Homemade feed with some free ranging.

 

[DaisyG2317]

Nutrena Hearty Hen, any vegetable/fruit leftovers, the occasional french fry

 

[BantammChick]

I feed mine layer pellets, some all stock, and cat food as treats and extra protein!

And any safe table scraps.

 

[user651618]

Mine get two red Solo cups of the cheapest feed I can buy in the morning, then they free range all day. Supplement with whatever scraps I have: old bread, fish carcasses, maybe a corn dog now and then, whatever. I have a multigenerational flock with good production so I can't complain. Oh and I bake and crush up old eggshells for the hens to pick at for calcium.

 

[Smokerbill]

Pizza, french fries and stale beer in the waterer....

Actually, full access 19% protein all flock feed, with oyster shells on the side for the hens. Weeds for snacks, maybe an apple now and then or a little leftover meat, and free range for a couple hours in the evening.

 

[WingsysRoost]

Layer crumble, offered all the time. Small amounts of chick starter to boost protein if they seem like they need it. Seed mix (currently millet, black oil sunflower, and crimped oat, soaked for 24 hours before feeding). Fruit and veggie scraps, meat scraps as well if I can feed them early enough that they will get finished before dark. I usually give an extra treat a few times a week (watermelon in summer, boiled or scrambled egg, a small handful or two of mealworms, etc).

 

[The Moonshiner]

Straight commercial feed. Nothing else unless they happen to encounter an edible intruder of some sort.