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Thanks! I'm just getting started.
The feed is pricey, I know. But when you replace soy with field peas and fish meal in a 20% protein mix the price goes way up. To get "certified organic" instead of naturally grown you can double that, believe it or not. Our soy-free eggs sell for $5 per dozen, so the feed bill is more than covered by what our hens produce.
Ugghh, I wish you were in upstate NY.
This is my project for the weekend, going to feed stores in Lafayette and Vernon and hoping someone will take a recipe I found off the internet and mix it for me! Or at least order feed in special from Countryside Naturals. Oh well, a girl can dream!
Your website is very well done and I wish you much success in your new business venture! Congratulations!!
You might try getting a co-op of buyers together and talking to a local mill to see if they'll make up the recipe you want. Some mills will sell by the half ton, which sounds like a lot if you only have a few birds to feed, but if you find two or three other farmers to share the cost it might be very doable. Good luck!
