I have to ask this as this!😂

[raingarden]

The wild bird seed we get is usually proso millet, milo and sunflower. Everybody loves it. If it is put on the ground the chickens pick up every bit before the wild birds get a chance. It's not formulated or fortified though.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I've given my birds those hanging suet cakes as boredom busters.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I sometimes give them a handful for a treat or mix a small amount it in with oyster shells to make it more appetizing to them

 

[Driley62]

My wal mart has chicken feed

Ours does too

 

[kerbotx]

Yep, it's what I buy to give as scratch, as a treat, not their main feed. I usually get the Royal Wing Economy Mix from TSC, which contains milo, white millet, cracked corn, wheat and black oil sunflower - the basic ingredients of any scratch formula! Sometimes I amend with fancy stuff, like some BSFL, oatmeal, grit. It's clean & very equally mixed; have yet to get a bag with bugs.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Has anyone fed bird seed from the garden section to their birds?

Probably not too different from scratch -- just more expensive.

I usually buy scratch grains and mix in cardinal mix. But they were sold out of 25# bags of scratch so I bought a 20# bag of this.

$Ouch$. $14.99. I apparently didn't check the price when I chose it.
For $4 more I usually get 25# scratch and 7# of cardinal mix. GC

 

[LizzzyJo]

I was thinking that. But again a random thought while walking through Walmart. Things like this keep me sane and out of prison on the other side of the bars(I'm an officer).

That escalated quickly

 

[Isadora]

There's a flea market about a half hour away from me that is held twice a month and there is a guy that always brings tons of poultry there. He legitimately feeds his birds bird seed. His birds look terrible, though. I would never buy anything from him.

 

[Driley62]

That escalated quickly

Lol Irish and a prison guard...don't deal with dumb well.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I had some bird feeders a couple of years ago. They were in front of my shop and the chickens were kept behind my shop. Once I started letting my 3 jerks free range during the day to burn some of that cockerel energy, they quickly learned to fly up and bump the feeder until it was empty. It took many bags for me to figure out their tactics but even after eating that much they were healthy. They were jerk cockerels so of course they were healthy. I don't keep those feeders anymore but I can tell you that my boys loved it like a kid in the candy store!
Everything unnecessary in moderation, or in this case, 2Tbsps or less