Just came across this great write"It’s scratch feed if you feed it by scattering it on the ground " http://www.plamondon.com/wp/scratch-feed-chickens/
Throwing whole grain out on the ground is how you feed scratch grainsBecause it won't dissolve like crumbles or pellets you can just throw it out over a large enough area to make sure every bird has a good chance to get some. We currently have 70 plus chickens and chicks but have had as many as 150. We feed nothing but a grain scratch that has sunflower seeds in it and we add a little extra sunflower to boost protein. I have recently started fermenting about 1/2 their feed. For chicks I run the whole grain through the blender. Been doing this for years. Get lots of eggs. Raise healthy chicks. Have lots of healthy chickens. Lots of misinformation about feeding chickens out on the web. Proof is in the pudding. Scratch feed is just fine for chickens and IMO better than pellets or crumbles. You don't really know what all is in there. Probably lots of the info is propaganda by the feed companies that then gets repeated by people who have never tried anything different. Picture of one of this year's chicks raised on nothing but scratchView attachment 1457086
Up. Was wondering if I could blender some scratch and peck layer feed as a treat for my chicks!
