I don't want to be that person.

[tribalacres]

Thank you! Never heard of grubs but they do get mealworms as treats. I’ll definitely look it up.
We picked up and learned about fermenting feed, sprouts, and planted a full blown vegetable garden. When it doubt, go all out.

 

[SusanMc]

One of my egg customers trades me eggs for good quality kitchen scraps that she freezes in food safe bags. Egg quality seems to improve when we feed good quality.

 

[SusanMc]

Yep! try feeding them grubs. found on amazon. as for greens any scraps will produce healthier hens and better eggs. a couple of things are poisonous, though, so make sure to do a google search before hand. let me know if you have any more questions.

Mine like the dried mealworms

 

[Carson213]

We feed them all of our scraps...and scraps from brewing beer and fermenting beet kvass. honestly...they’ll eat anything. i give them left over mac and cheese from my kids. i also let them pick the carcass of a chicken after i make bone broth from it.

 

[Red-Stars-in-RI]

One thing I noticed in my worm digging is just how much the chickens and mulch improve the soil.

Areas where I’ve had chickens, compost, mulch, etc were 6 inches plus of beautiful black rich earth.

New run areas that I haven’t gotten mulch down yet (hope to get wood chips delivered soon) are standard “wooded area in RI soil” - an inch or so of soil over clay.

Chickens are amazing soil enhancers! Add it to the list of amazing things chickens can do!