homemade chicken feed

I have about 20 hens that just free range and they get scraps. I don't give them pellets or crumbles unless it's winter time. They have always been very healthy since they have 2 acres to roam and lots of bugs and plants around to eat, however I got 12 silkies and I want to avoid buying pellets...

I understand that it is harder to make feed yourself for most standard breed chickens due to there high egg production and nutritional needs, but has anyone on here made feed for bantam chickens? I understand that much research needs to be done to make your own feed. Any recipes that people on...

I don't know if it's true, but I'm hearing word on a possible flock feed shortage. (Not exactly a shortage per say, just might get a little hard to get) I went to my local cal-ranch to get some all flock feed and noticed that a lot of chicken feed (flock feed in general) was gone. Anyway, I'd...

Hello! I am happy to have found this forum. I currently have about 12 week old (4) chickens and (2) Roos. Got them at Wilco and apparently they had a higher rate of Roos than they advertised. Oh well. I plan on splitting them up soon so we don’t have any fighting issues. What I am really...

I am gearing up to try homemade food. I am attempting to lower my costs. We use 200 lbs of feed per month, so I think I can buy ingredients in bulk. Here is my first attempt, below. I have been buying organic corn-free, soy-free whole grain food from Scratch & Peck. I have this spreadsheet...

My neighbor raises chickens and uses a homemade recipe that she has shared with me. I would like to run it past you guys and see how you think it stacks up nutritionally and if it would be a viable option. This recipe is for chicken starter. At 6 weeks she adds a half cup of mealworms and half...