Is it possible to grow one's own grain for chickens? [I'm not talking about space or quantity here; just type and methods]. If so, what should be grown and how is it fed to them? Do you just give the whole grains to the chickens, or does it have to be milled first?
Ruth
Chicken feed
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Re: Chicken feed
Mine get roughly equal amounts of whole wheat and crushed maize - but they prefer the latter, which is of course more expensive. Apparently it is a good idea to feed whole grains at night as they release their energy more slowly. Mine are free range and get extra kitchen scraps - the love cooked leek greens and potato peelings.