Post your home made chicken feed recipes! :) (including treats)

[SOMD Chicken Mafia]

This is what I did last night. Three raw eggs with shell, 2 peeled ripe bananas, handful of strawberries and put it all in the blender hit the pulse button a few times *smelled really good*. Then I just poured it into a plastic container with a lid and put it in the microwave for a few minutes until done. I let it cool and chopped it up into little squares threw it in the treat bowl and they seemed to enjoy it.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

That's a great idea! Hadn't thought about mixing it all up, then microwaving. Thinking I'll do that today!

2 days ago I put homemade beef broth, water, rice and pinto beans in the crockpot and let it cook for a day. Added garlic and red chili flakes, and after another hour or so, served it up. ALL my chickens ate it, including the picky eggers! The black australorps kept running up and asking for seconds. And thirds. They actually have started pecking at the glass on our back door to get our attention!

I think it was a hit!

 

[BarredBuff]

Adult Poultry Feed
1 Part Corn
1 Part Boss
1 Part Oats

Its averages to 16%, plus mine get oyster shell. Food scraps, they free range and they get sprouts. They are also laying almost a dozen everyday despite th half foot of snow and bitterly cold temps.

 

[Deanner03]

If you merely want to save money, switch to a layer mash available at most feed mills. It is often MUCH cheaper. For treats....most veg/fruit table scraps, rice, couscous, etc. I buy bags of beans at bulk stores, and sprout for winter treats.

There's a great thread about homemade flock blocks on here. Mine has:

1.5 cups crushed corn
1.5 cups bird seed
1/2 cup flax seed
some random cooked quinoa, and barley that I had leftover from previous meals
1/2 cup raisins
about 1/4 cup soy butter (you could use peanut butter....I had this lying around, lol)
4 LARGE eggs
Some oatmeal for binder.

I then baked it at around 325 or so for an hour. I can't remember if that's EXACTLY what it had in it, but that's it for the most part. I baked mine in mini bundt pans (like you'd use for lava cakes). They came out great. You could also do them in muffin tins, or a cake or loaf pan.

 

[PatShea]

are dried fruit ( cranberries, cherries,) Ok to give the 10 week old Chickens ?Or can I make some thing with them ?Does anyone have a good recipe for a treat made with dried fruit and maybe some fresh veggies ? Thanks