i found this recipe but forgot to write down the site.... forage for chickens was the search topic ....now to see if this will grow
2 oz of Trucker's Yellow Dent Corn. Perfect for cracked or whole corn. An excellent storage corn that produces loads of high protein kernels. The staple of any scratch recipe. No farm is without corn or any modern homesteader for that matter.
6 grams of Ford Hook Chard A fast growing, huge chard perfect for poultry greens which are absolutely vital to good growth, egg production, chick development and health.
4 grams of Connecticut Field Pumpkin Most farms have forgotten to use pumpkins for their poultry. They are perfect because the abundant harvest of huge, nutrient rich flesh that stores easily through the winter when it is hard to find good feed. Pumpkin will give you the deepest, most delicious orange/yellow egg yolks. My egg customers always rave about my eggs when I'm feeding pumpkin.
4 oz of White Proso Millet The staple in any bird feed. Grows fast and produces huge sprays of heads loaded with seeds your birds will gobble up.
4 oz of Dundale Peas Browsing forage is a staple for all Turkeys and makes up a large part of their diet. They relish peas as will the chickens and ducks. Dundale will provide a quick fast forage for your birds on the ground or harvest for easy dry storage.
2 oz of Montezuma Oats Oats are an important source of energy when fall weather sets in. We start using more oats in our mix as soon as the cool weather settles in and the birds need the extra carbohydrates to keep warm.
2 oz of Golden Flax You've heard all the good news about how heart health Omega 3 is, but find it hard to swallow flax every morning? Feed it to your chickens! We use flax to produce the most nutrient dense omega 3 eggs that our customers go crazy for!
4 oz Red Grain Sorghum This is a standard in all scratch mixes. Grows a lot like corn, but is more drought tolerant. Your poultry will devour the seed and the goats/horses/cows will appreciate the leafy stalks.
1 pkg of Tobacco Historically many homesteaders would soak tobacco leaves in water and even boil the mixture down. They would take this and spray/paint it in the coops to kill mites, lice and all manner of bugs. Care must be taken not to get it on your skin, so wearing gloves is always a good idea. Homesteaders would also dry the leaves, then grind them into a powder and dust poultry during mite season. They also put it in the next boxes for the same reason. Again, wearing a face mask when dusting your chickens is a must. Obviously you do not want to get it in the chickens eyes or mouth no matter what you use.
