What do you feed your chickens?

[FortCluck]

I feed flock raiser mixed with a seed variety plus chick crumbles. I also give scraps at dinner time which consists of veggies, fruits, and sometimes pasta or meat

 

[edeveraux]

I feed purina flock raiser, crumbles, avail all day. In the late afternoon they get treats, might be a grain mix with mealworms, kale or kitchen scraps veggies. Once in a while, they get canned tuna in water. They like cottage cheese, too.

During a molt, I give them extra protein

 

[rmcbride]

Currently feeding Durham pellets.

I have added water to them! Apple sauce!
Just the pellets and locked them up.

They just don’t like them.
So I want to buy a new layer feed.
Just not sure what to get at Tractor Supply.
Can you help a fellow chicken mamma out.
What do your chickens love to eat?
FYI I am getting 3-5 eggs a day from the 7 pullets.
I do feed them oyster shells on the side.( they eat that!)

I going to the store and looking for something they will eat.

Thanks for sharing your Hen’s diet

Mine get grated cheese, noodles, grated carrots, chopped lettuce, cookies, peanuts and kitchen scraps for lunch. They have cracked corn and sunflower hearts in pen at all times. Their hand feed reward for going to bed on time ( sunset ) is romaine lettuce and more peanuts.

Pellets? Crumble? Or Mash?

 

[hollyravenheart]

Currently feeding Durham pellets.

I have added water to them! Apple sauce!
Just the pellets and locked them up.

They just don’t like them.
So I want to buy a new layer feed.
Just not sure what to get at Tractor Supply.
Can you help a fellow chicken mamma out.
What do your chickens love to eat?
FYI I am getting 3-5 eggs a day from the 7 pullets.
I do feed them oyster shells on the side.( they eat that!)

I going to the store and looking for something they will eat.

Thanks for sharing your Hen’s diet

Pellets? Crumble? Or Mash?

 

[hollyravenheart]

I have 5 chickens and 3 Pekin ducks. I feed them fermented Scratch and Peck brand Layer feed. I pour water into a half gallon mason jar until just under the 4 cup line then pour 4.5 cups layer feed, this way it all gets wet without having to stir. I then top the jar with a Trellis & Co. Stainless steel with silicone gasket fermenting lid. I try to ferment at least 4 days. I don’t fill a new jar each day though, instead I’ll end up filling a bunch of jars about once or twice a week, keeping the jars in order so the oldest ferment gets fed each day when I pull the jar from our front entryway bench that holds 2- 40 # bags (a month supply for us) of feed plus a plastic bin that holds the 1/2 gallon jars, incase I overfill and end up with a leaker. They also have the same feed dry in a grandpa's treadle feeder. They get a treat of soldier fly grubs almost every day and various kitchen scraps. In the summer I have garden beds that I rotate just for them with screen cages to let their veggies grow while they destroy the open bed. The ducks absolute favorite is overripe cucumber. They go crazy for them, the chicken like them too but when cucumber is on the menu there’s no way the ducks will share. I just started some trays of oat grass in the windows for them since we are buried in snow here, I’m sure they’ll love it but I guess I could be wrong.

 

[atechieboss]

I buy a commercial feed at TSC for 2x/week. I also make a mixture: 25 pound scratch grain from Amish (cracked corn, oats, sunflower seed kernels, barley) then add:
4 cups/bowls black oil seeds
4 cups/bowls whole corn
4 cups/bowls oats
4 cups/bowls barley
1 cup/bowl kelp
1 cup/bowl oyster shell
1 cup/bowl Calf Manna
1 cup/bowl ground flaxseed
1 cup/bowl commercial layer with vitamins and minerals.
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[Foxinthehenhouse]

Currently feeding Durham pellets.

I have added water to them! Apple sauce!
Just the pellets and locked them up.

They just don’t like them.
So I want to buy a new layer feed.
Just not sure what to get at Tractor Supply.
Can you help a fellow chicken mamma out.
What do your chickens love to eat?
FYI I am getting 3-5 eggs a day from the 7 pullets.
I do feed them oyster shells on the side.( they eat that!)

I going to the store and looking for something they will eat.

Thanks for sharing your Hen’s diet

Pellets? Crumble? Or Mash?

I feed Purina Flock and my chickens love it!

 

[Foxinthehenhouse]

I buy a commercial feed at TSC for 2x/week. I also make a mixture: 25 pound scratch grain from Amish (cracked corn, oats, sunflower seed kernels, barley) then add:
4 cups/bowls black oil seeds
4 cups/bowls whole corn
4 cups/bowls oats
4 cups/bowls barley
1 cup/bowl kelp
1 cup/bowl oyster shell
1 cup/bowl Calf Manna
1 cup/bowl ground flaxseed
1 cup/bowl commercial layer with vitamins and minerals.
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You must live ina really cold climate!

 

[RedLionChooks]

We feed Scratch and Peck whole grains. Also supplement daily with apples, cabbage, unshelled sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, scrambled eggs, and tons of kale / collards. They also range around an acre. The Scratch and Peck contains fish and flax meal, which is like a powder. I wet this and ferment it, and they love it! Their feathers are so shiny, and other chicken keepers who stop by always comment on how healthy and shiny they are. Plus, I feel good about what I am eating, based on what they are eating - you are what your animals eat : )

p.s. getting ready to try sprouting seeds. Deciding on what to try. Any recommendations?

 

[FlaChickenMan]

Currently feeding Durham pellets.

I have added water to them! Apple sauce!
Just the pellets and locked them up.

They just don’t like them.
So I want to buy a new layer feed.
Just not sure what to get at Tractor Supply.
Can you help a fellow chicken mamma out.
What do your chickens love to eat?
FYI I am getting 3-5 eggs a day from the 7 pullets.
I do feed them oyster shells on the side.( they eat that!)

I going to the store and looking for something they will eat.

Thanks for sharing your Hen’s diet

Pellets? Crumble? Or Mash?

Mine hate it (Durham) too! Buy organic pellets from TSC now, they love it