Money Saving Ideas For Feeding Chickens
I definitely feed my chickens food scraps and they look forward to them
These videos have given me more ideas like growing some things that will be healthy for them and less expensive than giving them totally purchased feeds although you know I give them the best food ever
Kalmbach Feeds and they lay almost 100% eating this
I and they love these feeds!
But I'm thinking of growing more things to add green suppliments in addition to our favorite feed
The Amish Method That Feeds Chickens Without Grain (only $1 a week). Video YouTube
What You'll Learn:
How chickens naturally find a large portion of their own food
Why free-ranging can reduce feed costs significantly
The role of kitchen scraps and garden leftovers
How simple setups can support healthier, more active birds
The smart habist that make low0cost feeding possible
How Amish Replace Chicken Feed With This 5 Free Plant And Grow Forever Plan
🌱 Resources Mentioned:
→ Azolla starter cultures: search "azolla starter culture" on Etsy or Amazon
→ Comfrey root cuttings: search "Bocking 14 comfrey root" on Etsy
→ Moringa seedlings: available from most tropical plant nurseries online
→ Tree collard cuttings: search "tree collard cuttings" on Etsy
→ Amaranth seeds (grain variety): Golden Giant or Hopi Red on Amazon or Baker Creek Seeds
9 Kitchen Scraps The Amish Feed Chickens here
🥚 What You'll Learn:
→ The #1 Amish kitchen scrap that supercharges laying hens
→ Cheap natural chicken feed alternatives the Amish swear by
→ How to increase egg production naturally — even in winter
→ Amish foods that improve egg yolk color and shell strength
→ A simple backyard chicken feeding schedule for maximum eggs
How To Feed Chickens For Free Here
These 8 Plants Replace Chicken Feed Completely here
1 Comfrey
2 Sunflowers
3 Moringa
4 Amaranth
5 Calendula
6. Stinging Nettle
7, Chicory ~ Perrenial
8. Mulberry Tree Dwarf everbearing Mulberry
You don't have to fertilizer those they improve the soil on their own and produce
I already feed chicken safe scraps and now have more ideas to save and feed more
I've yet to try all of these ideas
Happy Backyard Chicken Raising!
Until Next Time
You have the most interesting posts. How many eggs do you get per day? I've never kept chickens but had quails just for fun years ago until a Racoon got them. Even though I live downtown can hear a Rooster crowing occasionally. There are chickens free-roaming in a Walmart parking lot near me. People love seeing them and feeding them corn on the cob. They even made the newspaper! In Key West chickens and cats roam free co-existing. It's a blessing to live with animals, and I admire all the effort you put into your flock. Happy Mother's Day
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen, Thank you! I have cut my flock down to only 5 hens and one kinda mean little rooster. I used to have around 40 hens around here, but minimizing for sure in all ways. The gardening, planting, and chickens ...But we get almost 100% eggs laid around here. Almost daily we get 5 eggs. I have to say Kalmbach feed is the reason behind that. The Purina feeds prevented so many from laying any eggs so stopped getting that. Now with the good feed, scraps and now I'm going to plant some things for them to eat that will be even better. My Mother & Father in law have now passed away , but that man would come scoop up 4--18 count cartons of eggs every few days. He almost wiped me out was giving them to everyone he knew....oh well...They got some good eggs lol..xoxo Happy Mother's Day!
DeleteWe always had a hen house on the farm and quite a few chickens. It was my job to feed them the mash in the morning and to gather eggs. There were a couple that sat on their nests and would always peck me when I tried to get their eggs. I did NOT like those chickens. lol. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you one bit for not liking them! We had to put two roosters down around here they kept spurring me until I thought I would bleed to death! True, so my sharp shooter husband took them out. There's nothing like a mean chicken!
DeleteDiana, Happy Mother's Day Sweet Friend! Love you!
DeleteHow fun that you have Chickens! We have so many Amish and Mennonite that live near us that I had no idea what scraps one can give a chicken. Great post and I learned something new!
ReplyDeleteHi Ginger Dawn! Good to hear from you!
DeleteGlad it was helpful. I learned some things myself.
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