Grow Your Own Chicken Treats Who knew those little fluff balls could cost an arm and a leg to feed when they grew up?! With so many new chicken keepers bringing home their first flock there are bound to be questions about how to save money by raising some feed…
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How to Make Homemade Probiotics for Chickens
Homemade Probiotics for Chickens? In recent years, researchers have discovered just how important beneficial bacteria are for our digestive health. The same thing goes for all other animals, including our pets and livestock, such as chickens. You can find some good quality probiotics for chickens and other poultry online or…
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How to Grow Chicken Fodder for Your Flock
Grow chicken fodder for your flock! Supply your chickens with greens in winter or when they don't have access to grass will keep them healthy and happy.
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How to Feed Your Hens for Best Egg Production
How to Feed Your Laying Hens for Best Egg Production Your backyard hens need the proper nutrition to fuel egg production! I’ve experimented with different feeding regimens and supplements. In the process, I’ve learned a lot about feeding my flock to get the most eggs. Back in Great Grandma’s day,…
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Are Chickens Vegetarians?
Are Chickens Vegetarians? By nature, chickens are omnivores. This means they will consume vegetable matter, insects, and animal flesh. With all of the different chicken feeds made with vegetarian formulas and the labels on chicken at the store listing ‘fed a vegetarian diet,’ you might begin to think that chickens…
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12 Ways to Save Money on Chicken Feed
Are you looking for ways to reduce your chicken feed bill? Tired of paying a lot more for home-raised eggs than for storebought? Tips to save $ on feed!
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Pre-mixed Chicken Feed vs Mix Your Own
Organic Chicken Feed – An Experiment in Mixing My Own Not too long ago I shared a couple of posts about switching to organic chicken feed and saving money by mixing your own organic chicken feed. When I purchased Nature’s Grown Organic Layer Feed from our local feed store, I…
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Switching to Organic Chicken Feed
Feeding Your Chickens Organic Feed When I began raising chickens again three years ago, I was struck by how much even conventionally grown feed cost. Of course prices have gone up a considerable amount since then. With drought becoming more common, there is less feed and the price is higher.…