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Feeding Chickens Alternative #3874400 03/08/23 05:23 AM 03/08/23 05:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 5,173 F L A T Tree Dweller OP 12 point
Tree Dweller OP 12 point T Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 5,173 F L A	I know a guy who works for Ace Hardware. People are getting into raising Chickens in large numbers. They're in there every day buying stuff to get set up. Meanwhile, I see the big white 60 egg cartons at Wally's has come down from 20 bucks to about 12. The store bought feed is still an issue. I like this guy. His birds look as healthy and happy as they get.

Re: Feeding Chickens Alternative [Re: Tree Dweller] #3874596 03/08/23 03:29 PM 03/08/23 03:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 22,150 blount county alabama jwalker77 Pumpkin
jwalker77 Pumpkin Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 22,150 blount county alabama	I turned mine out and quit feeding them. The ones that survived seem to be making it just fine

Re: Feeding Chickens Alternative [Re: Tree Dweller] #3877824 03/14/23 12:24 PM 03/14/23 12:24 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,054 AL BamaGuitarDude 12 point
BamaGuitarDude 12 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,054 AL	we do local feed&seed 22% laying protein pellets & cracked corn & have been avg’ing 9 eggs/day all thru the winter ... we also dump table scraps, bread, veggies, etc ... 3 hens are 5-6 yo, 12 hens 1 yo, and 1 rooster Last edited by BamaGuitarDude; 03/14/23 12:25 PM. ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Re: Feeding Chickens Alternative [Re: Tree Dweller] #3877860 03/14/23 01:28 PM 03/14/23 01:28 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,024 Alabama Shaneomac2 14 point
Shaneomac2 14 point Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,024 Alabama	FRESH CUT GRASS. bag it and feed it to them Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.

Re: Feeding Chickens Alternative [Re: Tree Dweller] #3878439 03/15/23 05:20 PM 03/15/23 05:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,619 Alabama R Rmart30 10 point
Rmart30 10 point R Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 4,619 Alabama	We have 60... i feed them as many table scraps as i can. Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)

Re: Feeding Chickens Alternative [Re: Tree Dweller] #3878911 03/16/23 03:31 PM 03/16/23 03:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,633 Orange Beach, AL J JohnG 8 point
JohnG 8 point J Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,633 Orange Beach, AL	Start yourself a compost pile and add earthworms to it. Give it a couple flips with a shovel and watch the fight for worms begin. After a while, they will learn to dig them up.