Feeding chickens

Before you let your chickens free range, it is a good idea to have a strategy to get them back into their pen. Teach your chickens to come when called.

Urban homesteader Todd Allen talks about how they feed their chickens without any purchased feeds, using spent brew grain and discarded produce.

Whether you raise meat or egg laying chickens, learn how feeding chickens without grain is the way to go and adds up to huge cost savings.

If you are talking about a broiler and you have not mentioned weight, bro! you are not talking about broiler, I will assume you are talking about quail. Never mind, consumers are willing to pay more for heavy and weighty broilers. The main objective of raising a broiler is to hit the "target weight". as early as possible, but sometimes we fail to achieve this target due to some known or unknown causes.

Chickens require a balanced diet for optimal health and egg production.

A hip young woman feeding chickens in her backyard garden during summer. She is wearing jeans and a white t-shirt and has tattoos on her arm. She appears relaxed and in her element.

What does the Veterinary Feed Directive mean for small-scale livestock producers? First, it is important to note that the new FDA rules apply to all livestock producers, practicing veterinarians, and distributors of medicated feeds regardless of the operation size. What does that mean for you?

What to feed your chickens for better tasting eggs. For the best tasting eggs, follow this guide. These steps will also improve your chickens' health.

Save money and build a healthier flock. Give your birds homegrown, all-natural poultry feed. Originally published as "Grow Your Own Poultry Feed" in the February/March 2010 issue of MOTHER EARTH NEWS.