LOW COST FEEDS/PAANO MAKATIPID SA FEEDS/ALTERNATIVE FEEDS/FREE RANGE CHICKEN
Published at : November 12, 2021
Chickens can eat so many things – it’s probably easier to talk about what they CAN’T eat! Chickens especially seem to love protein – insects (alive or dead) are HUGE with backyard chickens. They also love seeds such as sunflower, wheat, or hemp seeds. Of course, fruits and vegetables are popular, too (especially corn)! As for leafy greens, it’s best to stick with lettuce, kale, and spinach.
Alternative feed for chickens if you’re out of feed are whole grains like wheat, corn, flax, cooked rice (NOT UNCOOKED!), and raw or cooked oatmeal. Protein-rich foods like cheese, plain greek yogurt, and sunflower seeds are also good choices. Most table scraps you have on hand will also be suitable as an alternative. Bugs like black soldier fly larvae (which are remarkably easy to cultivate), worms, and crickets are options as well. Just be sure to steer clear of beans!
While I never really recommend this, there’s plenty you can feed chickens without actually having to buy feed. You can feed them table scraps (there’s a table below of what human food they can eat), grow food for them (we have a leafy green garden for our flock), or raise mealworms or black soldier fly larvae.
You can learn how to raise mealworms here and why black soldier fly larvae are healthy for chickens here.
If you have a “corn hookup” you can feed them dry corn as well. One of our neighbors is a farmer. One year, his crew spilled a LOT of corn on the ground. He didn’t want to clean it up, so he asked if we wanted it, LOL!
It’s best to feed a 16% protein layer feed however – you want your chickens to be healthy and lay eggs consistently. Nine times out of ten, when a reader emails me because her hens have stopped laying, diet is the reason why.
PAMPURGA SA MANOK
https://youtu.be/afdxcXB48mY
PHILIPPINE NATIBE CHICKEN
https://youtu.be/v4tRdX2_f2E
BAWAL NA PAGKAIN S MANOK
https://youtu.be/NJk9hkDiUAA
CHICKEN CAGE DISIGN
https://youtu.be/Z9yxKZSYuoI
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lFHg7natM9l9Uupml0Z8-7Hm2XUOUTD
Alternative feed for chickens if you’re out of feed are whole grains like wheat, corn, flax, cooked rice (NOT UNCOOKED!), and raw or cooked oatmeal. Protein-rich foods like cheese, plain greek yogurt, and sunflower seeds are also good choices. Most table scraps you have on hand will also be suitable as an alternative. Bugs like black soldier fly larvae (which are remarkably easy to cultivate), worms, and crickets are options as well. Just be sure to steer clear of beans!
While I never really recommend this, there’s plenty you can feed chickens without actually having to buy feed. You can feed them table scraps (there’s a table below of what human food they can eat), grow food for them (we have a leafy green garden for our flock), or raise mealworms or black soldier fly larvae.
You can learn how to raise mealworms here and why black soldier fly larvae are healthy for chickens here.
If you have a “corn hookup” you can feed them dry corn as well. One of our neighbors is a farmer. One year, his crew spilled a LOT of corn on the ground. He didn’t want to clean it up, so he asked if we wanted it, LOL!
It’s best to feed a 16% protein layer feed however – you want your chickens to be healthy and lay eggs consistently. Nine times out of ten, when a reader emails me because her hens have stopped laying, diet is the reason why.
PAMPURGA SA MANOK
https://youtu.be/afdxcXB48mY
PHILIPPINE NATIBE CHICKEN
https://youtu.be/v4tRdX2_f2E
BAWAL NA PAGKAIN S MANOK
https://youtu.be/NJk9hkDiUAA
CHICKEN CAGE DISIGN
https://youtu.be/Z9yxKZSYuoI
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9lFHg7natM9l9Uupml0Z8-7Hm2XUOUTD
FEEDS/PAANOMAKATIPIDFEEDS/ALTERNATIVE