Get MORE EGGS and healthier happier chickens at less cost then store bought. In this video I show all you need to know about creating your own all natural chicken feed!
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@glasgato57704 жыл бұрын
I noticed you removed your ring when mixing. Very smart! The price per pound skyrockets when you add diamonds to your feed! 😂
@jefflivingston29984 жыл бұрын
Hilarious sir" thanks for the laughs" I needed them"
@Antipodean333 жыл бұрын
yeah imagine going hunting for it through their business
@Irishcloth3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Before even starting the video, this may be in my top 5 comments of all time! Thank you times 1000000 xo
@kayleesandberg86823 жыл бұрын
Then there’s the chicken culling and eviscerating video by Weed ‘Em and Reap where she harvests a chicken with her wedding ring on. 😂
@GoodPersonTestWebsite3 жыл бұрын
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@justalittleofmylife Жыл бұрын
I watched this a couple of years ago and have been using the recipe for my chickens ever since. I am very happy to know exactly what they are eating and they are thriving! Thank you for sharing this!
@junusavior65 Жыл бұрын
I have ten week old chickens that I started feeding this mix to. But they won't eat the oats. Have you had that problem with this? Maybe they aren't old enough?
@ejm14010 ай бұрын
@@junusavior65 Had the same issue with my chickens eating around the oats. Often the come back to them later. I started cutting my oats in half and increasing the wheat.
@alexanderkane84754 ай бұрын
@@ejm140@junusavior65 just soak the mix for 3 days and make it fermented and they'll eat it all, they will absolutely love it, gives them more nutrients and you'll double your feed
@vden025 жыл бұрын
1 sack Whole grain Wheat (white or red) 1 sack Whole corn 1 sack Whole Oats 1/3 sack Soy meal She used 1/2 sacks of each and 1/6 sack of Soy in the video to suit her container. Calf Manna can be added, not much maybe 3 scoops I am guessing by the looks. Great video and love the pups!! 😀
@houndjog5 жыл бұрын
Bless you! Wish she just could have written the recipe in the "show more" box!
@julieedwards79244 жыл бұрын
May be a problem fiinding but we have a challenge at hand thanks Dennisp
@theozarksjourneytoself-suf54204 жыл бұрын
Flax Seeds are $28 / 50 lb sack here in Harrison AR.
@mikecioka11804 жыл бұрын
Wheat 12% crude protein 50lbx12%= 6 lbs of protein Oat 50lbx15%=7.5 Corn 50lbx9%=4.5 Soymeal 16.7lbx38=6.35 Total= 24..35 24.35÷166.7lbs=0.1460707858x100= 14.60% of crude protein in your mix.
@timmiller65404 жыл бұрын
looks great, but soy anything ,lowers testosterone in men .
@papadoudou80904 жыл бұрын
She has done her homework well. She is a very bright woman. Thanks for all your work and advice ma’am
@michaelwheaton82346 ай бұрын
Tell me what qualifies her
@OLDBD14 жыл бұрын
After all these years watching your videos , I finally did it I got 6 chicks hens and one turkey for thanksgiving. They were 5 days old when I got them and they are 14 days now .
@deathsalomon795 Жыл бұрын
How's it going?
@bradjon7231 Жыл бұрын
Best of luck to you. I have started about 16 months ago. So much to learn but worth it. Love the fresh eggs. I have 11 hens 2 roosters. Will hatch 4 more hens this spring. I want 15 hens with 1 rooster. I will sell my other rooster. Its a lavender Americauna. I think this spring i want to start a flock of game hens.
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
The trick is processing them. I've had chickens and ducks, but have yet to learn how. I love turkey so I want to raise at least a couple a year, but have to learn to process them for that to make sense.
@bradjon7231 Жыл бұрын
@@Growmap well racoons got my turkeys at 3 months old.. will try again this spring... im up to 11 hens now laying eggs 2 roosters. Going to start another flock of hens this yr, havent decided on what breed yet.
@johnmullen56845 жыл бұрын
After starting this feeding plan last fall, it has worked well over the winter. Now in March we are getting so many eggs we can't give them all away. They taste so much better and are strong shelled and after adding the fodder you recommend the yolks are a deep yellow to orange. We thank you so much for having a great KZfaq channel.
@master66764 жыл бұрын
I wanted to share my favorite feeding method for whole grains. I put my feed in a bucket when I close the hens in at night, add water to 2 x the feed depth then feed on the ground next morning. Love this video, it started my experiment in whole grains and scratch. Keep on keepin on young lady!!!!
@marianne30242 жыл бұрын
I don’t put my feed on the ground because of pathogens. Worm eggs, frass from pinacate beetles, etc. the chickens pick at their poop and drink spilled muddy water enough as it is lol 😂
@a.bentley7016 Жыл бұрын
This is really smart! Adding water helps add bulk to their bellies & saves you 💰
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
@@a.bentley7016 It can also break down the harder outer husk and make feed more digestible. Also consider fermenting chicken feed or even sprouting or growing some into fodder.
@gkarenstratton Жыл бұрын
@@Growmap I hear that term "fermenting" in chicken videos but - I'm sorry - I don't know how you ferment this ... Never fermented anything yet.
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
@@gkarenstratton There are lots of videos on fermenting feed for chickens and for humans. Here's one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j99xebGhy6fYf6c.html
@thomasbaird42003 жыл бұрын
Just bought four hens. Dang, didn't realize I needed a biology degree to feed them! Good video.
@magicdaveable6 жыл бұрын
Good video. I make my own feed too. I do not use Soy it might be a good protein source but growing mealworms is fairly easy. I freeze them then dry them. Mealworms are 50% excellent quality "animal" protein. Chickens are not Herbivores. They are very carnivorous. "Bugs" keep them healthy and prevent a Salmonella infection. Soy makes big eggs. Too much Soy can cause ova-duct prolapse. I prefer using dried mealworms for my protein source. I also grow #4 Russian Comfrey and enough corn for a year's worth of feed after it is dried. I do not use artificial fertilizers or pesticides of any kind. I do not use "organic fertilizers either. I use a different plot for corn every year
@dfusa48695 жыл бұрын
How do you grow mealworms?
@beanerschnitzel7945 жыл бұрын
David Bennett that’s my next goal to learn how to grow my own worms! Thanks for sharing ☀️
@norxgirl15 жыл бұрын
David...do you have a YT or fb page? I would like to grow my own corn, but not sure how to even get started....
@dunestaniszewski23005 жыл бұрын
Actually chickens are omnivores
@norxgirl15 жыл бұрын
You have a YT channel and 58 subscribers, but no content. Would love to see how you do make your chicken feed, from the type of corn you grow, how much, how you grow your mealworms, etc. We are only on 2.6 acres just outside city limits, steep hill, so not sure all your methods would work for me, but maybe I could adapt them....thank you...
@David-kd5mf4 жыл бұрын
This video is gold. Makes so much sense to buy whole grains and beans and mix own feed.
@kirbyblackburn85503 жыл бұрын
Dry beans are not good for chickens
@scoobri63 жыл бұрын
@@kirbyblackburn8550 I was planning on taking the majority of this after mixing, ferment portions on a three day cycle (which gives wonderful gut bacteria, WET grains, triples the size of serving, and less needed as more nutritionally dense) and then maybe a fifth w dry mix to serve
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
@@scoobri6 Dried beans are bad, but small beans sprouted are good. Sprouting them increases nutritional value. I sprout a mix of 4 types of field peas. One looks like black-eyed peas and the other 3 are small, dark field peas.
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. The challenge is finding ingredients of the quality I want. Almost all corn and soy is GMO now. And even though oats and wheat are not (so far), the best oats are grown up north where they spray them with Glyphosate to dry them right before harvesting. Even organic oats can test positive for Glyphosate. I found a sprouting feed I really liked. But when shipping costs went up, they raised the cost to ship one 25 lb bag to $100+ which is just crazy. They clearly decided they didn't want to ship it anymore. Quality ingredients can sometimes be found locally. For example, there is a grower of organic wheat NW of OKC. They also grow field peas. Both can be sprouted and wheat berries can be grown into fodder. Flax seed is getting easier to find because more people are feeding it to their horses now.
@pinschrunner Жыл бұрын
Flax is also sprayed with glyphosate in the fields as a dessicant. I don't feed soy to any animal or humans because it is GMO also
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
@@pinschrunner Thank you for letting me know. I was not aware that they also spray flax. They make it so difficult to find safe feed and food.
@pinschrunner Жыл бұрын
@@Growmap they spray all non-organic types of legumes /dry beans, rice, corn, soy, cottonseed oil, sugar beets, sweet potatoes and potato tops, peas, wheat, sugarcane, stevia, etc
@olkusiva2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching chicken videos a lot in the last year and this is definitely among the top 3 when it comes to chicken feeding.
@junusavior65 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you! No one does this. I have been trying to find a video like this. I thought it was so weird how many people use crumble or pellets. I only use crumble now for the chicks but hate how it just obliterates itself. I am so excited to make my own layer feed instead of using that processed crap.
@maddog45auto66 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the information you have shared with us. And we love your videos. Thanks again, stay safe out there.
@Driving_4_a_living2 ай бұрын
New subscriber here as well as new chicken owner. I appreciate this video, thank you for making it so I could give my chickens the healthiest life possible as well as giving my family the healthiest eggs possible.
@ForgingFreedomTV4 жыл бұрын
Great video with a ton of info. Here’s what I plan to do. 4 metal trash cans for corn, wheat, oats and soy. 1 measure of each of the first 3 three and a 1/2 measure of the soy. Mix as I feed in a coffee can. More thorough mixing and less hassle.
@morehn2 жыл бұрын
She said the soy was 33%. Corn, wheat, oats @100% ea.
@ForgingFreedomTV2 жыл бұрын
@@morehn Yep. I changed the recipe. I simply get ideas from KZfaq and then I go from there
@morehn2 жыл бұрын
@@ForgingFreedomTV got it. I misunderstood. Why do you prefer your ratios? I'm a new chicken owner and my babies are 3 weeks old so they'll be going outside soon and I want to plan, between regular feed and insects, so I'm learning what to do.
@Hossenfaus Жыл бұрын
Love your video! I will be sharing this for sure! We started out allowing ours to free-range and they rarely ate the feed. We lost 2 to hawks, and 1 to an owl (because that chicken would not get in the coop that night). So they are in the coop more now. We do let them out and are watchful. We just can't bring ourselves to have an animal constantly caged.
@tallybeaverman9462 Жыл бұрын
You have come a long way since I first started watching your channel. Your research has made you an expert. Good job girl!
@bushveldkid76403 жыл бұрын
Thanks for getting me started on this journey. I discovered that non genetically engineered soy and corn is very difficult to find. I did find a feed store just over an hour out of town and it is so much cheaper to buy grains from a farming community. It was less than half the price of all city Big Lot pet stores and a beautiful drive. I was so excited I wanted to share this with all of you. They also ordered non gmo corn for me and it was still reasonably priced but I gad to buy a 50 lb bag.
@karilebarron182 жыл бұрын
If you found non genetically modified corn, you should definitely grow your own. Good for you! That is nearly impossible to find.
@justamags Жыл бұрын
Not sure if you guys have an Azure Standard drop near you, but give them a look!!
@kelhawk13 жыл бұрын
An incredible flow of facts & figures, apparently all off the top of her head! Absolutely unbeatable presentation!
@waynehendricks81872 жыл бұрын
I'm going with your advice as this is the best video I have watched. You know your stuff on feeding chickens. Thanks so much!
@michellepearl5115Ай бұрын
Thank you SOOOOOOO much! I’m just about to get chickens in about a month and I am so excited and want the very best for my hens that lay eggs because those are going into mine and my family’s body!!
@MooncieLoo4 жыл бұрын
So today I went to my local feed store to get what you recommended here and literally got laughed at. He told me that he sold chicken feed premixed and I’d learn the hard way that this won’t make a difference. Who does that?! Needless to say, I bought what I needed and mixed my feed.
@georgeskelton63444 жыл бұрын
Remember they are in business to SELL PRODUCTS, Their products that have been on the shelf for a while. They don't get the same information we do when we BROWSE AROUND.
@dl35533 жыл бұрын
@@georgeskelton6344 True!
@dl35533 жыл бұрын
Good for you!!
@Blackbriars-Shadow5 жыл бұрын
I use BOSS mixed with wheat, oats, rye, and barley if I can find it. I also ferment their grain and sprouts in the winter.
@funnyfarm55554 жыл бұрын
What is BOSS? The first time you use an initialism or acronym in your document, the words should be written out with the short form placed in parentheses immediately after. This way, it's clear to the readers exactly what the letters mean. Here's an example: A New World Order (NWO)
@Blackbriars-Shadow4 жыл бұрын
@@funnyfarm5555 Black Oil Sunflower Seeds (BOSS)
@cf89593 жыл бұрын
What is BOSS?
@cf89593 жыл бұрын
@@Blackbriars-Shadow THANK-YOU!!! Now I need to find it!
@papasteve2154 жыл бұрын
You have to be careful with soy. Most of not all is GMO and “Roundup Ready”. As a Vietnam veteran fighting cancer and diabetes I do not allow chemicals of any kind on my farm
@jackiedumke75824 жыл бұрын
Papa Steve do you make your own food too? I only want chemical free
@dollipop124 жыл бұрын
Everything is a chemical and GMOs are safe because they are just selectively bred hybrids except they are more precisely bred in a lab. It's not much different than selectively breeding to get breeds of livestock.
@pollyjetix20274 жыл бұрын
@@dollipop12 I beg to differ. These are genes extracted from one organism and inserted into the DNA of another, thus creating something very different from a naturally selectively bred hybrid. They've created pigs with human genes, for instance, to make a more usable heart valve to transplant into humans. And in plants, they've inserted animal and fish genes. They're playing around with genetics in a way nature has never seen. And our bodies do not recognize this genetic material. There is evidence that these genetically modified organisms can cause our intestinal wall to become far more permeable, thus causing "leaky gut syndrome." Many people have found that eliminating GMO foods from the diet helps with MANY severe modern diseases. But will such studies every be conducted in the good old US of A? Are you kidding? Who would fund such a study? For such studies, you've got to go overseas. There's a good reason Europe has completely banned GMO foods!
@KenWang14 жыл бұрын
@@dollipop12 Monsanto troll
@papasteve2154 жыл бұрын
samo zeleno Yes sir you may be partially correct with that assumption.
@jimsgardensandrabbitry5 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown. I was mixing my own grain winter through summer and soaking it for three days, but when I took sick, I had my wife go back to the pellets. Thanks for the time you took to put this all together. Blessings, Jim
@robertmoore11234 жыл бұрын
Yes I soaked my oats when I had game birds .
@mr.skeptical3071 Жыл бұрын
How much does it "expand" the feed?
@andreevaillancourt21772 жыл бұрын
We used to give our hens this sort of higher nutrient rich, homemade food as well and they always laid well beyond the usual time when most hens would be considered past their prime egg laying years. Boy, I still miss the girls. ( City dweller now) God bless you out there, doing the right thing by your chickens 🐔 If I ever get the chance to get back to the farm, know that I will be using your feed recipe for my girls. 😁✌🏽🧓🏽
@nerdwerx22924 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video!Much like you,I make my own mix for my "micro- Pterodactyls".Watching your videos has given me a few ideals on improving my mix though.I use a local whole grain pigeon feed (Excello) as the base of my mix.Though the grains are local, it is $30 for a 50lbs bag.It has a lot of Safflower, Sunflower ,Yellow and Austrian red peas .I then mix in a few scoops of 20% poultry feed.I recently started adding a scoop or two of Sweet Feed (which the hens really seem to like on its own ).I throw a daily ration of this mix into a 3 gallon container ,which I fill with water and let it ferment a day or two.My hens REALLY go crazy for this stuff!I'm going to have to find another source for my grains (other than local feed store),and try some Soymeal you suggested in your video.Thanks again for the video and the great ideals!
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
You can sprout sunflower and peas. It only takes a few days and increases the feed value. I suspect safflower seeds can be sprouted, but have no personal experience and a quick search didn't turn up any information on that. Never sprout milo as that becomes potentially deadly. (Odd, huh?)
@terrilynn17714 жыл бұрын
Do you think you should add diatomaceous food grade powder to this mix. For bugs and to keep the girls healthy.. I saw someone else add it ..I'm just curious your opinion and thoughts.. great video lots of information..I love your doggies. So cute..
@cherylshibles6065 Жыл бұрын
I always add a cup to my grains. It definitely doesn’t hurt.
@altheamcdougal13274 жыл бұрын
My girls are in a slump so I'm gonna use this. Really Like your music at the end, Glory To The Light Of The World! Yes! 😁
@therealzooch Жыл бұрын
Just had 9 pure bred Italian Maremma puppies born in So. WI . Ready in 6-8 weeks. 5 males, 4 females. Excellent Livestock Guardians.
@kimcouasnon8349 Жыл бұрын
You should be proud of youself for developing such an expertise on this subject. Watched a lot of videos trying to find a well balanced mix mix.m
@heritagevalleyfarm52254 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! We are new to chickens and have 4 hens 1 rooster. breed is Orpington. They're about 17 weeks and are getting ready to produce. Happy I found this video before they started!
@aaronm94786 жыл бұрын
You are a great source of information. I like all of your videos. Very diverse content. I love your eyes, so lovely.
@makeitstop93442 жыл бұрын
I agree with boosting protein. Been at this 40 years. I use different mixes for different seasons. Winter : 4 way to boost their internal heat with Game Bird crumble (22%) misty earth and oyster shells are positively essential.
@makeitstop93442 жыл бұрын
@@soniabrannan412 diatomaceous earth!
@makeitstop93442 жыл бұрын
@@soniabrannan412 you can get it at feed stores. It’s one of the MOST CRITICAL ingredients to a health flock! The farmers always refer to it as “ misty earth”
@judybhaskaran57212 жыл бұрын
You truly enlightened me when I was contemplating on buying store layer feed. Thanks!
@drow85693 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! I will be mixing my chickens food as soon as my chickens get a little bigger, my chickens are only 2 months old right now.
@CrisAnderson274 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Fermenting would increase your available nutrients by half again. I'm going to have to try it ;).
@dl35533 жыл бұрын
Chickens catching a buzz. :)
@Isabella66Gracen Жыл бұрын
That little dog fight at the end was too entertaining. I had to back up and focus solely on what you were saying! 😂
@Franklin-dk1fr9 ай бұрын
I watched your video almost 6 years ago and have been feeding them just like that all this time. Thank you.
@clarissamck3 жыл бұрын
I think small sprouted beans and seeds are good as well.
@pmessinger5 жыл бұрын
More people should consider growing buckwheat. It's small seeds that chickens can eat without grinding just added to whatever other feed they get. There's a way to grow maggots using rotten meat in a bucket with holes for the maggots to fall out on the ground for the chickens to eat. I'm sure there must be other types of larvae that can be easily grown to provide protein.
@Twilight777Dancer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for helping feed my 9 Filipino orphans. I am in the process of buying them a farm and teaching them. To grow and store their own food
@carlhephill9359 Жыл бұрын
when i had chickens for eggs i did much like you do. i never gave my chickens anything soy. i used red wheat, flax, oats, barley, corn only when it was to keep them warm. i kept all grains in separate 30 gallon drums and in or under water. the wet grains allowed the birds to digest the grain before they pooped it out. as far as the extras go i also added shredded dried red beets, rehydrated. i was selling 50 dozen eggs a week and some days i would get 10 dozen a day. i used a cement mixer to mix it all. i also raised ducks and fed them pretty much the same mixture.
@LoneStarHomestead3 Жыл бұрын
Look up hog feed. Pretty much the same feed mix @ 18% protein
@keptyeti6 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I like how I have no idea whether you made it all up or not. No matter. Time to feed the chickens!
@michaeldavidson99395 жыл бұрын
You need to find yourself a modestly sized cement mixer. I got mine used for a very reasonable price and it makes mixing feed a breeze.
@jay-rus4437 Жыл бұрын
Super informative video. Im analytical to begin with, so its nice to gain some knowledge in better understanding each part of the feed. We are new to chickens, got 15 about a month ago, and its nice to have this info
@sapulpaorganics5402 Жыл бұрын
I REALLY enjoyed this and happy to find you again after something like 4 years. Your video is very informative, easy to understand FULL of great information.....even with the loud trucks and playing dogs :o) I can't wait to try this after I get my chickens. Thank you so much!!
@TheLaLaFarm4 жыл бұрын
Really great video. Agree with your whole grain philosophy versus milled feeds from farm store.
@johnallison46885 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative. Have you considered small additions of either Brewer’s Yeast or Blood and Bone, I keep about 30 chickens and 30 ducks, in Australia it’s difficult to obtain fish or meat meal and a grain diet may sometimes be deficient in B group vitamins, notably niacin. Thanks for your thoughts.
@davelawson25645 жыл бұрын
rear and feed earthworms/mealworms/soldier fly worms to chickens plus sprouts for vit B complex
@Noniinthebush2 жыл бұрын
Hi John, I’m in Australia too. When you say blood and bone, do you mean as in the fertiliser blood and bone?
@johnallison4688 Жыл бұрын
@@Noniinthebush Apologies for not responding sooner. Fertiliser blood and bone is not appropriate as it usually contains animal waste. Young ducks are more reliant on an adequate Vitamin B3 inclusion than chickens and should not be fed with chicken starter or pullet grower unless it is fortified. I crush B3 “niacin” tablets into a powder These are inexpensive and available from supermarkets. When the birds can eat grain I supplement it with pig grower as suggested in the excellent “Backyard Duck Book” by Nyiri Murtagh. Incidentally my chickens like it too. An other thing , we eat a lot of rice and I always cook a lot. All my birds , large and small love it.
@thisorthat76263 жыл бұрын
Chickens know what they need to eat. Just like cats, and children. :). I free feed oyster shells, and offer greens and meat as supplements. Before I even reach their pen, they are either interested in what I have to offer or not. They must smell the food from 20 feet away. It is interesting observing what they eat and how much. Thank you for the tips.
@3Sphere6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! Very informative! Much food for thought... :) You really did your homework! Chickens are my next project. You can also get a cheap electric cement mixer to mix the stuff and it does a much better and less tiring job than by hand... :) It's good for the dog food too. I have a whole bank of the mixers that I use for compost/soil/sand/minerals/etc. for the raised beds and to actually mix concrete too... One person can mix up a surprising amount of concrete for big projects using 5 little cement mixers in a row just workin' their lil' ol' hearts out. And it's cheap, cheap, cheap. All you need is a pile of sand, a pile of gravel and bags of cheap cement. Sure beats having concrete delivered!
@JaneThatcher892 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ I appreciate this so much!! Thanks so much for putting in the work to show us this!! So helpful. Was this recipe done with organic ingredients? It seems difficult to find these bulk items available organically. I don’t want to feed my hens GMO’s or glyphosate when the whole purpose for me is to have high-nutrition eggs, that won’t cause cancer.
@SurvivalHT2 ай бұрын
The only way to know for sure that your chickens aren’t getting any glyphosate is to feed them grass. They actually lay better eggs and do really well on grass clippings. You can get a grass catcher for your lawnmower and all you want for free.
@ruby77412 күн бұрын
I have looked into this recipe and while I like it it's out of reach for most ppl to feed them if they wanted to do organically with the prices they have inflated beyond belief. I could only afford it once then I went to a layer mash that was organic and bought that then I also mix my own organic corn, black sunflower seeds, meal worms and IF I can afford it once in a while I may add in a bag of wheat or oats or even flax seeds. I love all these ideas but it's getting hard out there for the feed that is Organic is so darn expensive and I am thinking of only keeping the mash and corn for winter with sunflowers and changing it up to wild caught salmon CAT FOOD. Yes I just said Cat food. Cuz it has TONS of protein super healthy and the cat food small round pellets are perfect for laying hens. I saw another lady show this and now her chickens are laying year round and super healthy. I liked the idea that the cat food can be organic or natural wild caught... I'm not a big fan of the corn or soybean meal. But I do feed mine organic corn fall though spring. I think this lady is amazing and does a great job showing the detailed braked down on nutrition. :)
@JaneThatcher892 күн бұрын
@@ruby7741 you are amazing!!! Thank you so much for the cat food tip! I had no idea! Wow. I really appreciate you being so kind and helpful. I really needed this. Money is tight and bills are insane, grocery prices ridiculous! I can’t wait to try the cat food and hopefully get more egg production from it too… especially because winter is soooo dreadfully long here in upstate NY, and I’d love to get eggs throughout winter too. That’s encouraging to hear how the other lady you saw said that her hens now lay year round. WOWWW!!! I’m so excited and grateful. Thank you again! 🤩✨🤍‼️ PS - I’ve also wondered if I could order everything in bulk from azure standard to make my own chicken feed. The prices seem reasonable for organic high quality nutrition when buying bulk but idk… I’ll have to do the math and see.
@HansQuistorff6 жыл бұрын
Where I live I can collect a mix of seaweed, barnacle shell and grit from the beach which saves a lot. I fed my 3 old hens whole wheat soaked 24 hours on the ground in their chicken tractor every evening when I move the tractor and collect the eggs. Doing this all fall and winter I am now harvesting their feed from what they planted. For spring and summer i have switched to bird seed mix and flax seed which is growing fantastic and I hop to harvest in the fall.
@3Sphere6 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, I really want seaweed! Maybe I'll take my big trailer down to the Gulf and try to get a load! It's a long drive but damn I really want some!!! I wish google maps was real time so I could see where all the seaweed is! :)
@cathleencaratan33735 жыл бұрын
3Sphere check the ordinances. It’s illegal for us to harvest seaweed off our beaches.
@3Sphere5 жыл бұрын
Most "Ordinances" are B.S. and deserve to be broken. I've seen videos where there is so much seaweed washing ashore that they have to bring in dump trucks to haul it away and don't even make a dent in the stuff. Don't tell me that I can't have a bunch of that. That would be just stupid. It's not just for chickens either. I would mix it in my huge compost piles and it should be wonderful stuff for the garden!
@cathleencaratan33735 жыл бұрын
3Sphere Suit yourself.
@3Sphere5 жыл бұрын
I do. It suits me. And you know why? Because I'm an American. No REAL American follows the 'rules'. Idiot Demoncrats make up rules and try to make everybody else follow them. Fuck the Left. Our Patriot President doesn't follow the 'rules' either. That's why we LOVE him! "Demoncrats create mobs & Republicans create jobs" LoL........
@saddleridge43646 жыл бұрын
My chickens won't eat pellets, and they are getting fussy about the crumbles. You are right about the crumbles, too much of it turns to dust and is wasted. I have been feeding them oats, barley and scratch mix since they were old enough to have it. I do give them oyster shell. I feed hand pulled clover greens if it's bad weather and they stay in the run, and in winter I buy kale and feed them that. Otherwise they forage all spring, summer and fall. Eggshells I wash and dry in the oven with the pilot light is always on and they dry, Then I grind them in mortar and pestle. Great video, excellent info, thanks very much, good job!
@ashyslashy58186 жыл бұрын
CORN AND SOYBEAN ARE 100% GMO GOOD JOB PUSHING CANCER FED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@draganarc01315 жыл бұрын
ashy slashy I’m not going to argue with you that the GMO stuff isn’t good, but would you just give it a rest??!?!?! You’re getting so worked up about it that you might as well eat GMO stuff as much as possible and wash it down with a glass full of the chemicals they put on it cause it’s not going to kill you as fast as the heart attack you’re setting yourself up for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Marketto87774 жыл бұрын
I do mix my own feed even though I have not the complete control. I buy milled grains bag that are freshly ground twice a week, i do not know the correct percentages, it has corn wheat sunflower and barley in, then I buy concentrate bags which is sunflowers, soybean meal, minerals, it all comes down to about $.21/lb. I add calcium carbonate for the hens as i cannot find oyster shells anymore. The chickens for mean (standard barnyard chickens, not cornish) that I have raised, on 10 we just processed, only 2 had fat on their bellies.
@trendyspotter3 жыл бұрын
Let me just say I love your video. Very informative. I don't like soybean so I will definitely be looking for an alternative. Do you have the right ratio of each grain written out somewhere? Thank you for educating us.
@Growmap Жыл бұрын
Linseed meal is the most common alternative to soybean meal in horse feeds.
@WildJack8 Жыл бұрын
Joel Salatin says that soy is only problematic (make you produce estrogen) if it is processed; ie: the components are separated
@John501296 жыл бұрын
Check out turkey starter. It's high in protein. I haven't purchased and in years, but that is what I used when raising wood ducks. BTW: Great Video.
@dunestaniszewski23005 жыл бұрын
John Watts- I use turkey starter for my gamebirds.
@kennethhopson5013 Жыл бұрын
Lady, you have a great idea about how much you need to feed the chickens and at a low cost.
@jamesperryman23754 жыл бұрын
You could bake up some cornbread with some Cheyenne pepper it forces them to drink more water witch help them a little extra especially in the winter I was tutored about this by a little old granny.
@MomReviews5 жыл бұрын
Love this video! The pups in the background are an adorable bonus!
@johnpegden79566 жыл бұрын
Great video and I do plan to start feeding my chickens on whole grains. HOWEVER, a diet of 30% wheat at 15% protein, 30% corn at 9% protein, 30% oats at 9% protein and 10% soya at 60% protein only actually comes out at 15.9% protein overall, not the 30% you quote. Have I missed something?
@3Sphere6 жыл бұрын
Have I missed something, he says... Frigging math word problems. Always some math smartass around to remind me of my painful youth.... :) Thanks to you, I had to keep staring at it 'till I got it! Yup, 15.9%. More soybeans! I hope you are very pleased with yourself! :)
@UsmanFaraz8549 ай бұрын
You have good knowledge about requirements of poultry, about 3.5-4% Ca for laying hens and for broiler (meat Breeds) you need to give maximum 0.8-0.95% Ca. Available Phosphorus must be aroind 0.45%. You are presented very practical knowledge and you have good command on feeding and nutrition of chicken. Even now formulations are mainly based on digestible Amino Acids
@carolineaguilar7921 Жыл бұрын
Love Your knowledge , thank you for explaining all that very helpful.
@gregorythomas3336 жыл бұрын
Dang...you gave so much great information in this video...thank you! I definitely have to save this one for reference material in the future :)
@mc60786 жыл бұрын
Gravey Davey I agree. She does have gorgeous eyes
@atomicwedgie81766 жыл бұрын
Thanx for clarifying internet white knight!
@johnadams52766 жыл бұрын
Lol! No. I'm pretty sure he was talking about her eyes. They do jump out at you. But, what these odd characters are failing to notice BEFORE their flirtatious comments is that she is a married, Christian, woman that is probably rolling her eyes in disbelief at these jokers and their lame attempts to sway her.
@3Sphere6 жыл бұрын
It comes from an old horror movie called Jeepers Creepers and also from old jazz songs. It's well established in the American lexicon.
@samscrumpet83185 жыл бұрын
A woman who is educating you should be complemented on her knowledge and not degraded to her appearance.
@draganarc01315 жыл бұрын
John Adams great comment, some guys are straight up perverts with no respect. I do agree she is beautiful but these comments I see are showing me how despicable people can be.
@Devotionaldan Жыл бұрын
Amen, thank you for your in depth instructions. We are just trying to live like God intended it.
@carlhephill9359 Жыл бұрын
i saw the comment on sprouting the grain. it's unbelievable how much more nutrition the birds will get this way.
@beanerschnitzel7945 жыл бұрын
Excellent teaching video, I had a quick question, are whole pinto beans too big or can I crush them to make bite sized pieces? Buying the pellets is hitting me in the wallet also, I come to really love and value my 2 hens and want them to get the best diet as possible by creating my own, the other question was my molasses that I use for cooking, is this ok to use? Thanks for helping me be the best chicken mama in town. You are sweet to share all your knowledge young lady. Hugs from Roseville California
@happybulawayo30315 жыл бұрын
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@ABCD-si7px2 жыл бұрын
Uncooked beans will kill your chickens!
@FatherOfTheParty2 жыл бұрын
Great video and useful information. Interested to see how you sprout your grains (or perhaps ferment them?)
@ronbonick42655 жыл бұрын
I feed mine beef dog food mixed with scratch , plus I let them scratch in the yard ( 2 acres) . the neighbor works at a camp and brings all the scrap food .Yes they are healthy I have 1 hen who is over 13 yrs old
@randlefenimore15494 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the details provided in this video. Thanks for sharing.
@williamgallaher13775 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very interested in getting started making my own feed. Thank you for sharing.
@arkansashomestead60154 жыл бұрын
18:45 We use a concrete Mixer from Harbor Freight for mixing ours..lol
@dl35533 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Now my ideas are flooding in. Like a barrel you could rotate around.... idea in progress.
@trendyspotter3 жыл бұрын
great idea! Thank you. Food cost is on the rise. Time to get creative , especially when we have a lot of animals to feed.
@kirkbrady24972 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips. Smart and beautiful person you are .
@barbhoerath74265 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you use black oiled sunflower seeds? I enjoyed your presentation. I’m going to start making my own feed. Thank you.
@cynthialouw29704 жыл бұрын
Love the dogs! Thanks so much for this video. Exactly what I was looking for
@carlblanton15696 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm willing to pay extra for non gmo feeds. Soybeans are almost impossible to get in non gmo.
@dl35533 жыл бұрын
I did a quick research and found this. Mulberry Lane Farms Soybeans, 5 Pounds Whole, USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO Bulk. Grown in the USA! I would do a bit more research. American made is hard to come by.
@deborahelliott84605 жыл бұрын
Whole wheat over my way is about $9/bag, with the corn is another $7/bag with Koi is another $14/bag, which the proteins in the koi food is 36% protein alone. So generally, mixed it is costing me less than your $11. That is during winter season and some spring when it is still low and cold temps. I do remove the corn during summer and fall when temps are still around 75 degrees and start corn when it turns to 68 degrees at night fall. Now it is important to note, fodder must be grown out of the whole wheat for 10 days and fed to them. This reduces the amount of feed by A LOT! If you add fodder to this feed, you are literally giving them more than they will eat. whole wheat fodder is grown instead of given to them seed wise to make the wheat last longer and produce a much more efficient food. When it is grown out for 10 days, and corn and koi is placed on top of it, they tear it apart pretty good, and the benefits will show! You can even taste it yourself and the grass is a sweet taste and healthy for you who do juices. All this with the oyster shells, and my chickens are well fed. They know what they like to eat and so do worms and insects that eat all the left overs.
@chertaylor36022 жыл бұрын
Can I feed peas and lentils? Along with the wheat oats barley corn mix? I wont use soybean at all nor canola And Everything I feed is GMO free. Thank you for the wonderful video!
@RobinPoe4 жыл бұрын
Can you use dried peas instead of soy? They grow a lot of peas for split peas around here. They run them through a sifter and the ones too small for market fall through. Could these be used for chicken feed?
@SurvivalHT4 жыл бұрын
Sure
@andresmedina99676 жыл бұрын
Deep in the chicken science. But. Very informative. Thanks for sharing what you had to learn.
@andresmedina99676 жыл бұрын
O. an idea for next video, that would be just as interesting. Would be on chicken species. Or types of chickens and which to buy if starting a ckicken "group" for eggs.
@gregorythomas3336 жыл бұрын
Yes! I would love to see that as well!
@ofirshorshy82812 жыл бұрын
very informative I think I know now more than before and understand I have to feed my chicken better then store bought food, I some times add meat leftover and fish leftover from out food to them. but your video added so much more knowledge. thank you
@jimlambert79583 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO !!! I subscribed immediately after watching/downloading this video. You answered a lot of questions I had about homebrew chicken feed. Looking forward to seeing your other videos. Keep up the good work, God Bless Y'all !!!.
@steph63373 жыл бұрын
Great info! I'm omitting soy and adding fresh meal worms. (In a separate platter, not mixed in obviously.) I love how you kept talking through the dogs fighting 😆
@margaretgibbs1007 Жыл бұрын
Play fighting I think!
@petraschultz72924 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much !! Great video, great info. Do you have any chicken raising books to recommend? How do you calculate for the protein?
@notgolfman59 Жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing for several reasons, but mainly to look at those gorgeous eyes. Their absolutely beautiful!
@jim3446 Жыл бұрын
Great info. Will try this. God bless you ma'am.
@katim31114 жыл бұрын
Can you list in your description section the exact type and items you showed putting in your mix, including that red pallet stuff. And you didn't add any of the egg shell powder so how much would you add of that. I just bought my first flock of 65 chickens and want to know how to make them the healthiest/happiest free range flock. Thank you and I'll go on FB too and follow you.
@CogburnLuke5 жыл бұрын
I've only watched a few of your videos. Pretty good stuff from what I've seen. RFDTV needs to pick you up. You'd make a good RFDTV series.
@beanerschnitzel7945 жыл бұрын
Luke Cogburn I agree 100%
@derikcard6577 Жыл бұрын
We get brown flax seed at the local feed store IFA. It's about $90 per 50lbs bag
@rexhavoc2982 Жыл бұрын
Chickens love wet feed, dry ground pellet feed can be fed with a bit of water and they love it. I like to feed late in the day so they sleep full and wake up hungry , that way they dig and turn over more yard and garden soil looking for bugs , roots, and grass..
@aRawLifestyle6 жыл бұрын
Love your video!! Thank you for sharing!
@MorganAdebayo3 жыл бұрын
I would love to know your sources for buying the grains. Blessings ❤️
@robertmoore11234 жыл бұрын
I mixed my own food when I had game birds. Used sunflower seeds and fodder for the protien . And calf mania at times . Used milo and some corn wheat barley sunflower seeds oats soy meal is hard yo find in my area . Used to feed it to pigs growing up.in Kansas .
@robertmoore11234 жыл бұрын
And split or whole.peas grew those in my garden .
@congratstripfor29944 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your video! Can't wait to see how you sprout your grains😊Thank you!
@honestyfaithful6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the GREAT INFORMATION!!! We have searched our area for the kinds of stuff you are talking about. Have not been able to find most. Hopefully we can find someplace to purchase.... thanks 🌻🐝🌻. Have a BLESSED DAY
@maijashelley93185 жыл бұрын
Thank you.. great video. There is a lady adding quite a large percentage of black sunflower seeds to her mix. What's your opinion on that?
@FreshEggsDaily4 жыл бұрын
Sunflower seed is super inexpensive. That's likely why.
@flyingnone21693 жыл бұрын
Black oil sunflower seeds have about 26% protein. That would be a good reason.
@beanerschnitzel7945 жыл бұрын
I love the beautiful colored eggs at the end of the video
@kryptoknightkid4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful video it answered a lot of my questions. Thank you for taking the time to share info