If you are going to have chicks, you need to know about feeding them.
A few things about chickens that sometimes people don’t understand;
You don’t have to have chicken eggs. In hens will lay whether they have asked for a man or not. You only need a rooster if you want fertilized eggs.
Even chickens are frozen to death.
No, chickens don’t really hurt. As a chicken you need to be smart about them.
If you are starting with day-old chickens, you only need to feed them basic chicken starter foods that can be purchased at farm and feed supplies (such as Rural King or Tractor Supply Company).
I started eating chicken until they are several weeks old. The brand you bought will give the features on the bag.
Chickens of all ages need a fair amount of clean water at all times. In addition, chickens and chicks are allowed free choice to feed. They simply keep pans or pots full of food at all times.
When the chicks are around 20 weeks old, you will start feeding them a layer of rock to help provide the necessary nutrition for egg laying.
Chickens must also be provided with sand or small pebbles, which they call grays, to help them prepare their food. They eat rocks and sand stored in the stomach for grinding food. A tray in which sand or gravel can be left for them to forage.
In addition, chickens help calcium to form egg shells. You can serve this with poached egg shells (the eggs you get are recycled) or oyster shells with a mixed grill.
If you want to send free range chickens carefully send them out of their house in the morning light (you need them in enough time the house to lay the eggs in a place that is accessible to you – if you let them roam too early, there is nowhere for them to leave the eggs), then close them up more tightly. to the dark
While they roam, they eat bugs, grass, worms, etc. , bugs, grass, worms etc. and they will generally take a lot to avoid feeding them – except during the winter You still need water, a rock and a rock for them.
In the winter, the chicks need extra supplemental feed, since they won’t find much bugs or grass in the way.
In order to keep feed costs down, I feed my chickens the culinary treats they love. Whether it’s noodles, bread, scrambled eggs, old fruit, or watermelon rinds, chicken leftovers can be used to pitch in trash (or ).
I feed my chickens chicks and give them a free bed of rock and rub grains. I don’t always let my birds roam because the dogs roam in the neighborhood. Although I can sometimes let them out for a couple of hours so they can scratch the floor. They love
These are just the basics to get you started. There are many other factors to take into account, but those are best addressed by starting your exploration and reading. Check your local library for books to help you get started.
See also
Getting Started with Chickens, Part 1: Chickens or Adult Birds?
Getting Started with Chicks, Part 2: Getting Started
Sources:
Personal experience
Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil, by Andy Lee, 1998
A Companion’s Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Opportunities, by Gail Damerow, 1995
Chicken Health Handbook, by Gail Damerow, 1994
