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Making Your Own Chicken Feed –
Few people that raise laying hens realize how easy it is to make your own feeding blend for your chickens. Not only is it very economical, it is also comforting to know what goes into your chickens, and also rewarding to know that you can rely on yourself to feed your chickens, and not a mass market feed supplier.
The ratio of ingredients is not an exact science, so feel free to alter the recipe a little if you find yourself with a bit extra of one ingredient and a bit less of another. First off, please note that this recipe is for chickens six to eight weeks old. The primary ingredient is ground corn, and will comprise fifty percent of this recipe’s total.
Mix twenty five pounds of ground corn, with fifteen pounds of ground wheat. Add to that ten pounds of meat scraps, and season with half a pound of salt. That’s it! So simple and easy and yet so healthy for your tiny birds! After eight weeks, chicks should eat nearly the same recipe, though increase the ground wheat by three to four pounds, and decrease the amount of meat scraps to six to seven pounds.
Hope this is helpful, and that your chickens stay healthy and happy!
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