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Diving into the forage mix

Ask Gardenerd: Growing Chicken Feed

Continue ReadingAsk Gardenerd: Growing Chicken Feed

Heads-up homesteaders, this Ask Gardenerd question is for you: "I want to start having my chickens eat things from the earth, than from the store. They are were born in April. I saw your video on YouTube about making that grass cover for them. Do you recommend compost piles and the turf for the chickens? Would you feed them other things as well? Or do you have resources that you think might get us in the right direction. Thank you!…

Read more about the article Chicken Forage Mix: The Feeding
The ladies investigated the flat first, but wouldn't eat.

Chicken Forage Mix: The Feeding

Continue ReadingChicken Forage Mix: The Feeding

Awhile back, we started planting a special blend of legumes, grasses and greens from Peaceful Valley Farm for our hens to forage, and we wrote about it in June. The day of truth came when the mix had grown tall enough to give to the ladies. Would the chickens like it? Would they eat it? Would they ignore it? Here's what we found out: The seed mix didn't germinate as thickly as we would have liked. But that didn't stop…

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