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I Fed My Chickens Rice and Beans For a Week…Here's What Happened

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@beatriceannbaker3350 Год назад

My 80 year old mom said when she was a kid they fed the chickens and dogs whatever was left over from dinner. They didn’t have commercial food.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That’s what I figured! What did everyone do before everything became commercialized? They ate food scraps! 👍

@cetinsolak6815 Год назад

Hocam , eskiden tohumlar doğal şeklindeydi ..! İnsanlar yediklerinde doyuyordu ...! Artanları kedi , köpek ve tavuklara da yetiyordu..

@JourneyWithUs13 Год назад

❤❤❤Same here.. Us and our animals including our 🐔 and we also ❤️ give ours porridge and dried fruits 😋

@joan2615 Год назад

We have 12 chickens and they eat our leftovers. I also have a big bag of wild bird seed with oyster shells added and oatmeal added just in case they don’t have dinner left overs. My chickens are doing very well. I also give the chopped garlic cloves about once a week to keep them parasite free.

@nathonfrancis Год назад

The dinner scraps, not leftover McDonald's. 👍

@tracycouture3955 Год назад

It would be a good idea to break up the egg shells so they don't look like eggs. Leaving them recognizable can lead them to eat their own eggs. Great video, I look forward to seeing more🐓💞👍

@zubairiacademy Год назад

Good point. Chickens are so sttupid 😂

@aaron-dd5zr 8 месяцев назад

I learned that quick lol. I also did add the wood eggs to the nest. I think the Rooster is confused now 😊

@Stableyjill 8 месяцев назад

Good point

@TheHALL2112 7 месяцев назад

We have never had an issue with that

@user-sk3pi1me2f 6 месяцев назад

@@TheHALL2112 I didn't for the first year or two. One day the chickens realized that eggs had food inside and from then on they would eat the eggs if given the chance. It's not uncommon.

@SunshineCountryChickens 10 месяцев назад

I love seeing your chickens eating whole foods. I dont like commercial pellets, dont want my girls eating soy. I feed a lot of whole grains and seeds, soaked/sprouted when time allows. Some of my chickens are 8 years old and still giving eggs

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

That’s amazing! I do the same I try fermenting and soaking the whole grains before feeding too and I think they prefer it that way. I might start doing the rice and beans diet again as a supplement over the winter months.

@aaron-dd5zr 8 месяцев назад

I have really stopped going to places like Tractor supply. I also made sure to Blue Seal products. My Chickens and Guineas seem better. My dog also likes Blue Seal. But I am into this idea as well.

@SunshineCountryChickens 8 месяцев назад

I customize for each chicken to save money and not waste nutrients where they are not needed, and zero waste! @@aaron-dd5zr

@onceuponatinyfarm 8 месяцев назад

@@aaron-dd5zr awesome 👏

@user-dm4jf4qd3k 7 месяцев назад

@@onceuponatinyfarmwhat gran would you reccomend for chickens

@albrightfs Год назад

we started a very similar mix this year with our chickens and game birds.. its really nice to know you dont have to rely on commercial feeds especially now. ours started laying more eggs on week two.. we also make all our dog and cat foods. thank you for this video! Hoping it can help others..

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thank you! I’m still trying to find the right mix to make for them but they seem to like it.

@georgemcintyre-mi7jg Год назад

Get my hens to lay more eggs black beans help not

@verbalasswhoopin Год назад

Awesome. What do you feed your dogs?

@karenthompson1921 Год назад

Can I get the recipe for the dog and chicken feed? Thanks

@karenthompson1921 Год назад

Albright Farm Studio

@tomlindsay5619 Год назад

Duckweed is a fantastic source of protein and grows extremely fast.Super easy to grow. Needs warm weather though.

@lilacsnroses247 Год назад

I wonder if it can be dried for use in winter?

@kenyonbissett3512 Год назад

Definitely can be frozen in ice cube trays for winter

@johnliberty3647 Год назад

I am considering growing it in a green house in winter since I am storing water in the greenhouse anyways. Why not growing aquatic plant and and a few tiny fish to keep down the mosquitos and such

@lilacsnroses247 Год назад

@@johnliberty3647 THAT is brilliant! 🦆🍀🦆🍀🦆

@besirago8544 Год назад

Sorry, Duckweed, what is it?

@skittlesskittles7577 Год назад

Love this!! Thank you for doing this video. I think it’s totally possible as long as they are getting all the nutrients, protein and carbs they need. And I’m with you on the commercial feed. This last year and this year, off and on, I’ve wondered how we can feed them more on the cheap and better quality food without breaking the bank. Maybe even if it’s rice and beans with some root veggies here and there in the winter that can get them by until spring for our gardens to then produce for them. I will be watching for more updates if you continue this and exploring it with you as well. Somehow chickens have survived all these years without commercial feed so surely we can help them out some and keep the egg production up! 👍🏻👍🏻

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thank you! I agree, how did chickens survive so many years before commercial feeds? I will definitely give more updates 👍

@georgemcintyre-mi7jg Год назад

Black beans help hen s lay more eggs

@vampgirl92496 Год назад

One thing about rice. It needs to be washed a few times after soaking in water to reduce the arsenic content. Chinese and Japanese cooks do this. If they eat too much rice the arsenic will accumulate in their eggs. Not sure if it is good for them long term.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Good to know

@offthebeatengrid Год назад

This is also why they use white rice in their cuisine. Next time, buy white rice, as well as rinse it at least 2-3 times.

@iridescentsea3730 Год назад

@@offthebeatengrid white rice has basically zero nutritional value tho

@williamburns9731 Год назад

I'm a 74yo aussie male and ol matie. 4 eggs from 10 chooks means time to cull the non layers and use the rice, peas and beans and make some delicious human meals. Chooks get 40% of a chooks diet comes from just foreging around and just feed straight uncooked mixed grains.

@DK-qx3lv Год назад

I’m doing the same here for my chickens only because I had mice get into my rice and beans and did not want to waste it by throwing it away. So I’m cooking it and giving it to them. My chickens aren’t laying yet but I think we will continue to do this until I get through all of my expired dry foods. 👍

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Set a mouse trap and then feed it to the birds! I did that and mine tore it into pieces it was kind of gross lol

@libertykim6438 Год назад

I started doing the same diet. Rice, beans and split peas. They also love corn and sunflower seeds. Honestly I think it’s day light that plays the biggest role. My Americanas stopped laying and we gave them more light and they started laying again. But we don’t give them too much light. We will give them extra light twice a week so we can get a few extra eggs without stressing them too much. The cloudy days makes it hard.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That’s awesome! I should probably add corn and sunflower seeds to this to add protein as well

@biblethingsinbibleways6106 Год назад

Light plays a much bigger role than temp. At least until you are dealing with below 20 degrees or so. We use a coop light on a timer to mimic summertime amounts of daylight from late fall to early spring and it works great. There is still a drop-off, but without the light it's rather drastic. I got to it late one year and we were wondering why we were only getting about 30% production. Lit it up, and back to about 70-80%.

@biblethingsinbibleways6106 Год назад

@robldn38 You may be right, in theory. However, I've been doing it for many years and have never had the slightest inkling of any related health issues or production problems. They are going to get the same basic sunlight if living near the equator. And they molt just fine.

@kathyhirsch379 Год назад

That seems wery expensive I can get beens for$4.50 /kg same as peas rice from $ 20 or more for 10 kg on the other hand feed mix (all sorts of broken grains and sunflower seeds ) for $ 22 $23 😊

@rjay7019 10 месяцев назад

I just put up a couple of 15:50 strings of Christmas lights on a timer as the days are getting shorter. Right now, it's on for 2 hours. Later, I may increase it to 4 as the days get shorter.

@Katalinmason Год назад

I cook brown rice and lentils in bone broth for our dogs and the chickens love it too.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I love the idea of cooking in bone broth someone else mentioned that too

@user-zt5il3cw2o Год назад

Great idea...The hens need ore clean dry straw in coop feed in dish so they dont accidently eat their own smashed droppings

@shaza6547 Год назад

Its good to know you can feed something you can grow and that stores indefinately like this. I feed my hens whole grains that i also use for ourselves, not stockfood. I asked our store if i could eat the wheat they sell for chickens and her NO was VERY horrified. So if its not good enough for me, why would i want to feed it to my egg layers?

@TexasBeliever57 Год назад

I was wondering about this. I already have a few rows in the garden to grow things for the chickens to eat. I got peas, barley, flaxseed, pumpkins, several more things(can't think atm, lol) I also feed them brown rice. I will add things as I learn. I need to figure out the protein. Thanks for this video.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I need to figure out the protein too. That all sounds great, they love pumpkins and squash!

@tomlindsay5619 Год назад

Duckweed is a fantastic source of protein and grows extremely fast.Super easy to grow.

@kathysoltys3104 Год назад

Me too. I'm growing a garden just for them, this year.

@lilacsnroses247 Год назад

Aren't beans and rice a complete protien? Mixed with peas, id think its pretty much there

@dickburns9200 Год назад

It's the amount of light or day length that determines egg production. Food also but light is a major factor. That's why they slow down in the winter.

@luisbenitez3516 Год назад

Man, I'm grateful to you. I just started out with 7 little spring chickens. In two weeks I have started them with organic feed. They are now in the 2nd bag at 14.99 USD . No más! From now on, it's your way! IT'S rice and beans from now on. Also, as a child, our dogs ate left overs. Always slim and healthy. No fat dogs. So the chickens will fare the same with me. I do wonder about cats. My cat is an in/out cat. It hunts, but I feed her commercial stuff too. I'll try rice and beans with sardines. Let's see.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That’s awesome and with a small flock that size you should have no problems making enough food for them each week. Thanks for watching and good luck!

@doubles1545 Год назад

I wouldn’t recommend rice and beans for the cat. Cats are meat eaters.

@lindaprice4762 Год назад

Cats are obligate carnivores. But you can feed that to a small homstead animal with high turnover and cull their offspring for cat food. Remember they can and will eat all the offal. Just clean it proper to prevent illness.

@sarahwong5592 Год назад

Cats are "obligate carnivores" and must *only* eat animal foods. If you want to save on feeding the cat, you can buy less prefered meat items like chicken hearts and cook those for her or feed her canned tuna and your meat leftovers, but cats should not eat beans and rice. Dogs have been domesticated much longer, so their nutritional needs are much more similar to humans (especially the diets of hunter-gatherer humans), but we haven't been buddy-buddy with the felines for nearly as long, and their hunting proclivities are the main thing we wanted them for anyway, so their diet is not as flexible.

@davidbaynard3466 Год назад

If you get a eight foot peace of stick pipe, split it in half and hang it a few inches off the ground and feed your birds in that, there will be no wasted food and it's much healthier than throwing it in with the poop on the ground. You'll also use less food.🎉

@ellenlefavour628 Год назад

I make a 10qt batch twice a week of rice, lentils, split peas, nutritional yeast, hemp hearts, flaxseed meal, fish oil, whole wheat pasta, diced sweet potatoes or carrots and canned corn. My 12 ducks and my dog get it twice a day. I add some can dog food into the dogs’ portion, and black soldier fly larvae into the ducks’. They all go absolutely crazy for it. I cook more for them than I do for myself, although I could eat their food, without the added dog food and larvae. Btw, my five layers give me five eggs every day. One is on the nest and the other six are juveniles so won’t be ready to lay for another couple of months.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Your chickens are spoiled! That’s awesome. If my chickens heard what you were cooking they’d all go fly over to your house for breakfast lol

@ellenlefavour628 Год назад

@@onceuponatinyfarm They are spoiled indeed. I won’t tell you what the goats get! They deserve it though and it makes them healthy and happy, and I love animals so it makes me happy too, and God blesses us all.

@anonymos5726 Год назад

@@ellenlefavour628I would love to know what you feed your goats. Taking notes here.

@AntoninMajringer-iy6jt Год назад

I've been feeding mine rice beans and pasta I cook it in a instapot I keep it in the fridge also keep it almost runny the don't eat as much of there layer feed or drink as much water helps keep them super hydrated

@cyndidame1721 Год назад

I have just done the same thing as a test. I'm doing pinto beans and rice. So far so good..they do seem to love it. I do add rosemary and red pepper flakes to mine also but I did that with the feed too. Eggs have increased this 2nd week, but like you said that could also be the weather. I think it's easier than the feed bags, and cheaper so fingers crossed it works. I would love to see an update video.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Good idea adding rosemary and red pepper I might start doing that too. I’d like to try some lentil pasta noodles next time with beans for a real high protein feed. Right now I’m feeding them brown rice and black beans and it’s super easy and I enjoy making their food each week!

@ruby7741 Год назад

how did your test go now that it's been a month are they still laying more eggs? Do you think the protein content is enough I know 16% is what they Need but the more you give them the better they are off with like 20% I have read and ppl have showed on videos 20% was instrumental getting more eggs healthy hard shells and so on...

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

@@ruby7741 I haven’t been doing it consistently lately because I’ve been kind of busy and it’s easier to just feed them store bought feed. But I just made a batch of garbanzo bean pasta mixed with black beans this week and they’ve been laying like crazy

@trishignao8191 Год назад

What do the red pepper flakes do? We have 18 pullets and two accidental roosters from the 20 “pullets” from tractor supply. Never had an issue with feed when we had chickens before but not willing to go the store bought grain way and have already set up our garden to produce veggies to feed our chickens too.

@skittlesskittles7577 Год назад

@@trishignao8191 red pepper flakes likely keeps the worms away. I do cayenne pepper after someone said they’ve never had a problem with worms.

@sabinereimer7809 Год назад

I got a similar idea from a video at RU-vid... my 7 chickens laying eggs like crazy since then... and stopped fighting over food! Because then I had too much eggs I started to collect them in calcium water for later use... there was a very helpful video on RU-vid too how to do this!😊

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I did water glassing eggs last year and it was a lot,of fun. I wish I had saved more for the winter months because buying eggs is the worst lol

@edwardverduzco88 8 месяцев назад

I dig the " leaving in the everlasting arms" background music. 👍

@onceuponatinyfarm 8 месяцев назад

Thanks I use that song in a lot of videos I like it a lot too

@latitude1904 4 месяца назад

It's Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. Love it, too ♡

@edwardverduzco88 4 месяца назад

@@latitude1904 oops. Auto spell strikes again! If Ai has this much trouble spelling words, hopefully it has similar efficacy while attempting eradicate mankind. Lol.

@sergiorodriguez856 Год назад

Something else, I wanted to let you know the food for the chickens at the feed store they been adding some thing in the chickens are on the decline for egg production

@DreaminNirvana Год назад

Grow pumpkins...seeds very nutritional natural dewormer too. Ragweed also has seeds packed with nutrients the seeds from the silver maples also packed with good stuff. A garden and lots of seed producing plants herbs and greens they practically feed themselves. Make bone broth with all the bones you toss out for our pets. It's also really good for us too. Been home feeding my babies for a decade now. Can't go back

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Great ideas, I always end up feeding them pumpkins in October and they love it

@66bigbuds Год назад

Chickens will eat just about anything. But the best thing I found to feed them is sprouted grains. I buy whatever the cheapest grain is at the grain elevator. Under sized wheat, or oats, or millet, any grain works. Just soak it for 3 days. So there is always 3 trays in rotation. I still throw scratch for them so they get grit for their gizzard. I never go to feed stores. I go to a real grain elevator. Even if it's far away. I just buy enough to make it worth the trip. We have several food safe, resealable drums, with liners.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Awesome! I used to ferment their feed and they liked that best I think it also saved me money

@elizabethnewlin9161 10 месяцев назад

I totally agree with you. Chickens are pretty much garbage disposals when it comes to food. Fortunately, my dad grew up on a farm and commercial feed was never fed to the chickens. He said they couldn't afford to buy it so scraps and whatever they could forage was how they ate.

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@vickycervantes5434 Год назад

If weather is colder try adding some oregano flakes and some cayenne pepper powder or flakes and even cinnamon powder helps to keep them warm and healthy during winter months. I do that for my flock and also in evening give them cracked corn or corn meal cooked for a bit in the microwave mixed w flat oatmeal ...to warm them up more over nite. It's help a lot and my hens love it! :) God bless our beautiful animals!!

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I think I’m going to add that to my next batch of rice and beans 👍

@JourneyWithUs13 Год назад

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@aminaschmiat6476 Год назад

I soak rolled oats & feed it to them they love it & all their feathers are looking good & I give kitchen scraps & free range them & Gove a scratch mix but I think their moulting so we shall see after the moult on the egg laying

@polekat86 Год назад

It's funny I had fed my chickens some baked beans. Google said they would die. I am glad to know folks have done this and their chickens are fine.

@gloriabukachi1 Год назад

Good information. My hen lays once A day. I feed on kitchen left overs, maize cooked maize and dagaa fish. I also ensures it sleeps on a warm floor. I think the cold is affecting them. You could make wooden poles above the ground, tuning a cross where they can roost on the to avoid the cold ground.

@101michelleJR 10 месяцев назад

Any updates? It's been a few months since this video, are you still feeding rice and beans? If so, how's it going?

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

I stopped for the last few months because making the feed every few days just became another chore I didn’t have time for once I started my market garden and doing farmers markets over summer. But now that I’m done I’m planning to start making this again, but this time as more of a supplement to a whole grain feed.

@Michaelkaydee Год назад

Try drying out the cooked feed, preferably in the sun, to store it longer and avoid food rot.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Good idea

@user-dz3zi8ug6o Год назад

Just a suggestion regarding the egg shells. Crunch them up so they don't resemble what they lay in the coop, in any way shape or form, or else you might see your hens start eating their own eggs.

@sinsinnomore5555 9 месяцев назад

if chickens are eating their shells its because they need those nutrients whether it be the yolks (more protein) or the shells (more calcium). Only feeding them back their shells is not a great way to make sure they are getting enough to make new shells and keep their bones strong. Oyster shells are more proficient, are very affordable and the chickens love em.

@jennykiest169 Год назад

I am curious to see how this goes after a month or more. Please keep us posted!

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

We just cooked up another batch for this week so I’ll definitely give another update 👍

@jennykiest169 Год назад

@@onceuponatinyfarm great! Looking forward to it!!!!

@ag4ever329 Год назад

How do you prepare the rice and beans and how you keep it so it doesn’t rots. Thank you

@LadyPashta Год назад

He is literally letting it rot and the poor chickens are starving so they eat it anyway. I'm so MAD seeing this!! Food rots after a few days!!

@crystalwilliams9125 Год назад

@@LadyPashta considering that the water is frozen, I would assume that it's very cold and the food is fine in the shed. In fact he mentions in the video that the food froze in the shed! Food does not rot when it's frozen.

@3258pamela Год назад

I just watched another guy doing beans and pasta.........I'm going to start raising chickens again and definitely leaning towards this ...........thank you for the video hun........

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

You’re welcome! Good luck 👍

@anneharrington7951 Год назад

I prepare all kinds of assortment in my large pressure cooker. Meat, broth, beans, rice, pasta, sunflowers, eggplant, whatever I have from my garden. I freeze it and feed them exclusively home made food. Ohio.

@sheilastewart1699 Год назад

Egg production always decreases in winter also the older the hens get

@lovelytarbaby Год назад

I've read that they should have a full gullet at bedtime. That's how you tell if your feeding them enough.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Good to know!

@geelws8880 Год назад

Careful doing this with meat chickens it can give them heart attacks and heat strokes by going to bed full 😂

@staceygarcia5623 Год назад

I have started feeding my chickens pinto beans and pasta. I mix in some red pepper flakes with oregano. They seem to like it, I have 12 hens and I usually get 5 to 10 eggs a day. I do keep their feeder filled with layer crumbles in case they want that too, and I always throw down oyster shells for calcium.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That’s a good idea to give them choices like that. I’ve been using layer pellets lately but maybe I should spoil them with more rice and beans along with the pellets in their feeder.

@JourneyWithUs13 Год назад

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@2WOLFS Год назад

Crushed red pepper mixed in their food will help the chickens lay more. It also helps them to continue to lay eggs during the winter. The big problem with winter is the amount of light they receive. Now you can hook up a solar light to help their body believe they are getting more light. And they will continue to lay. But, I find the hens need to have a break from producing eggs. Because they need vitamin replacement if they lay eggs year round. And I used their egg shells, which crushed up really well and mixed them with their food. You really need to if you light them to have them laying year around. I grow up on a working farm and my dad and grandparents just allowed the chickens, ducks and turkeys to free range and fed them food scrape. And saved back eggs for winter and allowed the birds to just go the natural way. But giving them the Crushed up egg shells with their fed is a good thing either way.

@daniellejames8028 Год назад

Do u get the same amount of eggs with the beans n pasta??

@dkidder1367 Год назад

it's almost like the feed co. has an incentive to not let you have healthy animals. It wouldn't surprise me after hearing the stories of efforts to kill livestock, etc.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Weird right? I wonder if big pharma is doing the same to us humans….

@dianerovelto7310 Год назад

In winter a sprinkle of cayenne in their water warms their bellies and they will lay

@labgirl9980 4 месяца назад

That is GREAT! I'm no expert..I had a flock of 9 a couple years and had GREAT success with alot of luck and just got 4 chicks to do it again in my new house...smaller run but this time blessed enuf to have a beautiful shed for a coop with electricity and swamp cooler..I live in mojave desert area so EXTREMELY hot summers...I did "over-treat" my ladt babies but they didn't suffer for it as they had a ton room for free ranging...I'm not as lucky this time in New place but working on a large run for them. Good luck with your girls and I liked your innovation and info.

@reneebrown2968 Год назад

I'm going to try to feed my chickens naturally off my property as much as possible. I'm planning on starting a mealworm farm and soldier flies are native here so them too. Between bugs and compost piles and vegetables I grow.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Making a soldier fly bin is on my list of things to make for them too!

@azgardener79 Год назад

Depending on where you live, you should also grow moringa trees and sweet potatoes. The moringa grows like a weed and needs no water once established. The chickens love the leaves. The sweet potato vines are an excellent ground cover and the more the chickens eat them back, the more they seem to grow. Im in zone 9b. Also consider growing mulberry trees. When the mulberries are ripe, they drop to the ground and the chickens devour them.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

@@azgardener79 I’ve looked into moringa trees but I’m pretty sure they’d die in our winters here so I’d probably have to keep them potted. Great idea with the sweet potato vines

@nicholebaileynow8530 Год назад

We are very interested in doing this. One thing I notice is you feed them their egg shells back and I had been advised that egg shells should be baked for like ten minutes and then crushed so that the chickens don’t start eating their own eggs in the nesting boxes. Have you had any issues with any chickens eating their own eggs after laying them? Thank you for the video. Keep em coming:)

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I have heard that too and usually I try to crush them a little bit but I haven’t had any issues with them eating their eggs!

@ConceptsInHealth Год назад

@@onceuponatinyfarmMy own theory is that they are primarily tempted to peck their own eggs if they are craving calcium. If you can beat them to the punch on that by providing plenty in their diet, as you are, shouldn’t be an issue. Thanks for the videos!

@GodsBlessingPS91 Год назад

There are two reasons a hen will eat/destroy eggs in the nest. 1) lack of proper nutrition. Feeding them back their shells and feeding leafy greens really helps, plus bugs. If you depend on just bagged feed to keep them healthy, it won't. 2) jealousy! I've introduced new young hens that wanted to climb the pecking order and they started eating eggs, laying in weird places (my hens free range) and I had one young hen that was so mad that she jumped up on a fence and dropped her egg right in front of me, on the ground....SPLAT! I set up a couple more nesting sites and fed more protein (just in case it was a food issue) and it took a couple weeks but the egg destroying stopped. Cooking the shells destroyes a lot of nutrients and makes them harder to digest. I occasionally will chuck a cracked egg in the yard and my hens don't destroy their nest eggs...unless I forget to collect for a day or two (which occasionally happens) and if they accidentally break one, they will eat it but not touch the others. We currently have 14 layers and I feed Grubbly's layer pellets plus a seed and grain mix and grubs, but also going to incorporate the beans and rice.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

@@GodsBlessingPS91 awesome! 👍

@pamelatrull4348 Год назад

Just started with rice and pinto beans this morning! They seemed to enjoy the change.

@user-sb4km3nb4t 5 месяцев назад

I started feeding my babies 4 hens 1 rooster rice ad beans a few different varieties after they started with there pellets and slowly lowered the ratio of pellets in there feed and I had 14 eggs from them in 2 days I was amazed my girls are really laying like crazy I am so glad I watched this video when I first got them they are now spoiled rotten thanks

@onceuponatinyfarm 5 месяцев назад

thats amazing thanks for sharing

@startledhamster 9 месяцев назад

If there is possibility of free ranging them in any way, then you feed them barely anything.. I have a fence around my property and chickens freely run around. In the morning when I open their coop, I always give them corn and what not. They eat a bit, and then they go roaming around whole day. Only coming back to drink water. As it gets darker, only then they come back to coop and start eating my food.. So once I fill their food, it basically goes for 3, 4 days before refilling. Note that before I started free ranging them, I had to refill their food every day..

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

I really want to free range them more! But I need to create a fenced in area to keep them from destroying my garden beds and crops, maybe I’ll work on that over the winter months because I’d love to see them grazing our grass for bugs as well thanks for watching

@tonymalaluan Год назад

I feed my Bantam flock a mix of boiled broken wheat and sliced tomato and Romain lettuce. Although I can sort of afford commercial feeds, they are not really into them. They prefer the veggie mix with a pinch of dried shrimp fry...

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Awesome! Mine also prefer food scraps but they also eat commercial feed if I give it they’ll eat anything

@aaron-dd5zr 8 месяцев назад

Here is a tip for cooking. I call it the stagger cooking method. So, using the same water in the same pot. 1st how long does your rice need to be cooked for, 2 how long does your peas need ? Simple math. Rice follow, boiled water, then add rice, Say your rice typical cook time is 15 to minutes cook to finish. (Tip on water to rice) add another 1/2 to 2/3 cup water) second peas 10 minutes? So 9 minutes into your rice cooking, un cover throw in peas , stir it, cover it. You got it now.

@onceuponatinyfarm 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info!

@HilaryPatterson-ri2wn 6 месяцев назад

I live in Vt it gets stubid cold during the winter they dont stop laying cause its cold its due to the shortage of sun. So glad i stubbled across this ive been trying to find alternative ways to feed my birds.

@onceuponatinyfarm 6 месяцев назад

We love visiting Vermont! It’s so beautiful, we’ve visited Burlington a few times. Thanks for watching 👍

@lesheinen6116 10 месяцев назад

I too have been experimenting with "homemade" feed and have yet to be able to get the price anywhere close to that of commercial feed. I have been using a very similar mix of rice/split peas/pinto beans at a rate of 1 pound of each and my cost is $1.22/pound whereas the commercial feed is about $0.35/pound. Prices are from central Texas. Also this mix only provides about 10% to 11% of protein, far below the 16% recommended for layers and as provided in the commercial feed. Years ago when commercial feed was unavailable and table/garden scraps were the chicken's diet, the expectations of egg production was not at the same level as our expectations today. Our grandparents may have only realized an annual rate of 100 eggs/year per chicken while today we are getting 200+ eggs per year. Therefore, more eggs, more protein needed daily. I am not an advocate for commercial feeds but I do feel that these homemade feeds be a supplement rather than a substitute. I am not being judgemental. I am just sharing my experience on this topic

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

I’ve come to the same conclusion my friend. Lately I haven’t had time to make my homemade feeds but I’ll maybe price it out again before winter and see if it’s cheaper than commercial feeds. When I made a whole grain organic mix sourced from Azure Standard I was definitely saving money buying in bulk. But yes it was maybe more of a supplemental feed than an all around feed. I’m still trying to figure out how to raise chickens as affordable as possible while still producing healthy birds

@VeeLo1 Год назад

I feed ours leftovers every morning from the night before and free feed the rest of the day. I will cook up some beans and add those to leftovers also. I have way too many right now though. Also, why do some not have feathers by their vents? One needs a saddle too, I'm thinking? Mine aren't laying yet so I'm trying to learn everything I can.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That chicken got bullied by our roosters. We got rid of those roosters

@johnkhan3902 Год назад

Hello, thanks for sharing your video and what you're doing! The most important thing is what we feed our laying hens, or chickens for meat, etc. We're what we eat, in other words, we eat them and end up eating what they eat. If they eat foods that are high-quality and loaded with dense nutrition, then those will convert in their meat and eggs, therefore we'll eat those with very high nutrition ! Rice and beans are very high in carb, and when cooked the lose their nutrients from high heat. I usually buy individual ingredients from local feed stores, that way l mix my own chicken feed for my chickens. I don't feed nor buy Soybeans cause they're gmo products and enhances Estrogen levels in them, thus goes in my body (no good). I also buy crushed Oyster shells (very high in calcium, and not feed them their own shells. This way their the calcium intake in their body is very high as well. There is nothing wrong in feeding them Beans or split Peas, but crushed and presoaked overnight). Feeding vegetables scraps are good, also l left them eat green cover crops I grow organicly in my garden. (I do grow various types of green leafy veggies and vegetables organically for them as well as for my family, and add them to my dogs food (I get scrap meat from local butcher shop, to make my own dog food, etc.). I hope I didn't offend anyone on here, I apologize if I did, to all of you be blessed! I

@motogem1408 Год назад

I hope you can give them a chance to free range and take care of that black one. She is either getting picked on or the rooster won't stop getting in her. Perhaps giving them a bigger area will help them so they can be happy and lay more eggs. I have 6 laying hens and have free ranged and fermented food. I get 4 to 6 eggs daily.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I tried helping the black copper Maran out separated her and let her grow back her feathers then I introduced her back to the flock and again they bullied her so I ended up giving her away to a friend.

@motogem1408 Год назад

@Once Upon a Tiny Farm I've noticed the Black Copper Marans are not so dominate. Thank you for responding. I know we can't watch them 247 and we always hope they will stick up for themselves. I'm sure it was hard to give her up, especially knowing she would lay those dark, beautiful eggs. Crazy how much those eggs can be worth. Blessings to you, your family, and flock.

@kotukuwhakapiko467 Год назад

I noticed that too...this issue of pecking don't happen when you free range . Caging up chooks it's a bit intense ...chooks will do better out of cages 1000% . ✌️ all about that chicken love

@jamesroberts9830 Год назад

In cold weather you need to also feed them cracked corn to help keep them warm at night and they may not be so hungry in the morning.

@HeavenlyAlpacas2016 Год назад

In cold weather, I cook my hens oatmeal with Cinnamon, raisins, and garlic. They LOVE it in the morning when I open their coop door

@daiseytoal6742 9 месяцев назад

I cook daily in instpot brown rice , split peas, and whatever veggies I have on hand(carrot, cabbage, potato).

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

Very nice I think my birds prefer the daily cooked meals over the layer pellets

@MUDANETV Год назад

If you see chickens picking on one chicken or few chickens take them out of the flock.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

It was our roosters that first started doing that and I culled both of them.

@dianecotton7143 11 месяцев назад

Yeah, Mrs. H on Homestead heart already told You how they do. Give credit where do.

@onceuponatinyfarm 11 месяцев назад

I actually got the idea to try this diet after watching a video by Perma Pastures Farm. He has a great channel. He did a video where he got free food scraps from local restaurants and stored it in a bucket and fed his chickens.

@celestejohnson9227 9 месяцев назад

This would break the bank for me. My girls did get a huge pumpkin with the seeds today along with their regular food.

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

I think the regular feed cost is too high so I’m always looking for cheaper alternatives

@ceogeorgos6247 Год назад

Plant thyme around their coup. It keeps fleas tick etc away. ❤ the Byrds.

@michaelstlouis2472 Год назад

Yes I do the same thing, if you keep they feed inside from freezing they will do a lot better, warm there bellies. And I also noticed that they will eat more and produce a lot more eggs. I had the same problem with store bought feed. Switched over to pasta,beans,rice what a difference. I have 6 hens went from no eggs to 3 to 4 a day. And their coats or fur looks so much better. And yes still give them scraps. Let's just say they look good,eat good and fatten them up. Lol and yes I eat the chickens after they are done laying. About 4 to 5 years,or longer

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

That’s amazing

@hawghawg381 Год назад

Last time i interviewed a chicken about their feelings.. they feel great about anything edible.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Hahaha whenever I interview they always act like they’re starving

@Mary485 Год назад

Beans and pasta is a also a great source of protein and carbs. I am getting very weary of the store bought feed as I have noticed that my hens are not living as long as they have in the past. Has anyone else noticed this with their flocks? I would rather take the money that and buy the beans rice and pasta. Now that spring is here they have a lot more free bugs out in the pasture to munch on. Thanks for the video.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I want to try beans and a chickpea pasta to go for an ultimate high protein feed

@charmc4152 Год назад

How much shorter have their lifespans been on commercial feed, and when did you begin seeing a change?

@ashleyg4463 Год назад

Hello from Florida! My backyard chickens eat pasta, Mac and cheese, ground beef, etc. They don't show too much interest in commercial feed when I do buy it. They pick, but not too excited.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Awesome! Mac and cheese sounds delicious I might end up eating the chickens food lol

@LadyMaryanne Год назад

Hi, I also live in S. Florida. The pasta they eat is cooked, right? TY

@LadyMaryanne Год назад

Hi Ashley you asked if I was a bot; no, I'm a real girl! 😄

@ag4ever329 Год назад

I would like to see how you prepare the batch of rice and beans and everything you add. Thank you

@e357magnum 5 месяцев назад

Use bigger deeper water containers, chickens need liquid water always available.. and most of those big words in chicken feed are vitamins.. the effects of changing poultry diets take more than a few days to notice on their bodies condition. Laying happens in cycles, as eggs are developed so what happens over the course of a few days was determined a month ago...

@onceuponatinyfarm 5 месяцев назад

My point with this video was just to say “look, I fed my chickens something other than feed from tractor supply and they’re still alive” I’ve done other videos with longer observations on this diet

@shelllovespink5405 7 месяцев назад

I been making them a warm meal since the snow storm hit in Knoxville Tn Monday and next day I got 4 eggs 🥚 😅. It’s week 2 now I’m getting 6 eggs a day now. I cooked up a big pot of oatmeal, can spaghettiOs, can baked beans 🫘 and eggs shells w/ three day old refrigerator meals ( all mixed). They are happy 😊 I just bought three bags of commercial feed and they’re gone. i’ve noticed that with commercial feed they’re always hungry never full but with this new meal routine I noticed that they eat what they want and chill afterwards.

@onceuponatinyfarm 7 месяцев назад

I’m jealous that you’re still getting eggs, mine have been on a break. I’m hoping now that the frigid temps are gone they’ll start up again. I noticed the same when using commercial feed they’re always hungry and eating a ton. Maybe that’s by design but it’s too expensive for me.

@valkyrie1066 4 месяца назад

Lentils, beans, rice are fine if cooked. Ours get leftovers, weeds, garden trimings and some overripe fruit and veggies from the local market. I do give them pelleted food; but it is not their first choice. Bugs, including mealworms are DEFIATELY up there. We had one whose favorite was seafood fried rice, and another who liked pineapple pizza. They all get "first egg" parties with their favorite dish. (We have four, but we've had more than 30 in the past at times) People ask if why they don't try to leave. ????? They have a carseat, a stroller, shoes in the winter. They don't let me out of their sight!

@adamfuson6619 Год назад

I'm growing tomatoes and sunflower around my lot for my chickens. And cutting back on starter grower to force them to free range.

@christianmama2441 Год назад

@adamfuson6619, for chicks you can give them hard boiled eggs. Old farmers gave them boiled eggs and ground up corn or oats or whatever grain they had...also fresh clover, dandellion greens, salad greens, even tender fresh grass....that's all they fed the chicks and they grew fast and healthy, no commercial feeds back then and boiled eggs was considered a standard chick starter food...also they gave them ground up egg shells for grit.

@adamfuson6619 Год назад

@@christianmama2441 excellent information

@stacy6994 9 месяцев назад

My chicken were fed lasagna yesterday, chicken enchiladas today. They eat what we eat...

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

I might have to come over to your house and steal the chickens food lol

@rolandpachuau5402 10 месяцев назад

I just see your channel we have been feeding our chickens raw rice for centuries

@user-gk4nc5pj7t 5 месяцев назад

I just read on YT comments on another video that plain yogurt is good for chickens and higher egg output. Chickens like it as well.

@onceuponatinyfarm 5 месяцев назад

Yeah I saw those comments too and learned my chickens go crazy for yogurt like it’s crack haha

@youdodat2 Год назад

Nice Music.

@ZenThruAnger Год назад

I recently started doing this, I use black beans, white rice, pasta, and grain mix. Where I live, I don't get easy access to a variety of bulk grains and beans. I had to ship in bulk beans and pasta to get near my normal feed cost. Considering all the rumors of commercial feed causing drops in performance of egg laying and quality lately, I thought I might try it. It's been about two months. The only thing I can say for certain is that I think I am spending a bit more to feed them healthier. But because not only the new feed mix is slightly more in cost per pound but also that I end up having to use energy to cook it, I might be just a few bills higher in cost. I am getting more in volume after cooking though, so that might stretch the period out before I have to buy again, so maybe save a bit of money there but having to cook it is costing me time and money there. I'm thinking of just fermenting this mix, but I haven't done enough research on that. I'm also growing my own fruits and vegetables to give them. Are they healthier? I can't tell yet. Probably. I also let them free-range so that helps more than anything to keep them healthy and happy. I'm working to find a blend and balance between cost and better feed quality. If you have anything on fermenting feed using these kinds of raw ingredients that would help out others and myself.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I like what you’re doing! I also bought in bulk a few months ago to make my own whole grain mix I ordered from azure standard and got a great mix (organic) for a good price. I have the same results as you, it costs a bit more to feed them yourself sourcing all the grains and beans, and the time and energy involved to make it. I guess it comes down to what you value most and finding a balance to give your birds the best food possible. Thanks for the thoughtful reply! 👍

@-whackd 9 месяцев назад

Make black soldier fly bins or raise mealworms, and find free recyclable compost to feed the bugs. You can mix things like food scraps with coffee grounds from a cafe, fallen leaves and those bugs will become food for your hens. It's the amount of fatty bugs they eat that determines whether their eggs are high in DHA and lower in omega 6 compared to soy fed hens.

@ironear7748 Год назад

I know it's not as cold now as it was in March, but next winter give your chickens warm water every day. They will drink more that way because let's face it - if you lived outside in the cold would you want ice-water?! I would also keep the rice & pea mix indoors so they have something warm, not frozen to eat.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Yes that’s something I want to improve on for this coming winter. I might invest in some kind of heated water bowl so the water doesn’t freeze

@ElizabethATRandomActs 5 месяцев назад

Interesting trial. In my area rice and beans would cost me 2.5-3x what a bag of commercial chicken feed costs so this would not work for me, but always enjoy hearing about what other folks are trying- especially if it works.

@onceuponatinyfarm 5 месяцев назад

I found the cheapest place to find beans is Walmart, they have 8 pound bags of pinto beans for $6.70 or something like that.

@tambarb8235 Год назад

I like the rice and beans experiment, but I am not sure about the storage method. Won't it go bad without refrigeration?

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

The way I do it is making enough for just 5 days so if there happens to be any bugs that get in there they’ll just end up eating them too

@LadyPashta Год назад

As I mentioned earlier, after a few days wet food is rotting, even in a fridge or cold weather. Your batch should only last a few days to keep you chickens healthy.

@joewilds3960 7 месяцев назад

😊looks like very unsanitary conditions and especially the water, ice and containers, hopefully you will care more for these birds. You are responsible for their total well being, please.

@joewilds3960 7 месяцев назад

😊looks like very unsanitary conditions and especially the water, ice and containers, hopefully you will care more for these birds. You are responsible for their total well being, please.

@stephenscott7854 3 месяца назад

3:53 I can tell you since you don’t know what to expect but you’ll find out that not only is it cheaper but egg production should double at the least and the the birds will look more health Ang grow larger

@anniebancroft1175 9 месяцев назад

Your ideas of cooking rice, split peas, beans is TERRIFIC!! I already cook a similar mixture for my dog. Others may be doing this, but your videos on creative, simple cooking for chickens are the first I've seen. When I get hens in the spring, I MUST TRY THIS!!

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

For some reason these have become my most popular videos haha! It makes me laugh thinking about that. I do enjoy making them feed, I think I prefer this method over the winter months because if I do it every day, I’m making them a hot and hearty meal to warm them up and they get to eat the liquids that they cook in from the beans as well. I’ve been serving it to them in a large bowl to keep all the liquids in too so they get every ounce of nutrients.

@user-dj9yq5fj1y Год назад

• How long does this stay fresh, once cooked? • Do you refrigerate, so it doesn't sour? • What's cost comparison 50 pounds commercial feed vs this rice & beans. Thank you 🐓🐔🦃🐣🐤🐥🦆

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

You could refrigerate or freeze it and n portions for each day and let it thaw out the night before feeding them.

@micheletanis9973 9 месяцев назад

I cook our chicken beans, rice and oats every morning.

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@eleanoreagly4844 Год назад

To have acquired more information on the suitability of the beans-peas-rice diet each bird should be weighed. The hours of light effect egg production, and with optimum light a chicken lays a egg every so often, so thee is a day skip to be expected. It would be better if the feed was not put where the birds defecate.

@mariwillalwaysgivethanks 10 месяцев назад

The commercial feed HAS been tampered with. They are adding unhealthy ingredients that are affecting the egg layers. Make your own feed and you'll have healthier chickens.

@sergiorodriguez856 Год назад

Yes, I definitely agree I started using bird food 40 pounds for 15 bucks. And you’re probably not gonna get a lot of eggs from those white chickens awesome mostly for meat. But yes, it was a good combination you did it’s healthy for them.

@johnsheppard4428 Год назад

My white leg horns lay more than any of my other chickens, including my Rhode island reds

@Angel-vb5ot 9 месяцев назад

My white leg horns lay an egg every single day.

@tabp8448 9 месяцев назад

Those white chickens are Leghorns (not Cornish cross). They are high production layers, but aren't good for meat. They tend to be smaller birds, at least mine are. But they each lay a large white egg EVERY day.

@TacticalGhost007 Год назад

Valuable information from the video and the comments. Just a cautionary note: do not feed egg shells to the chickens as you are here. You will encourage the hens to eat their eggs, a habit that is difficult to reverse. Keep the videos coming!

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thank you!

@tammyfritschie1697 Год назад

@Once Upon a Tiny Farm, I always wash and my eggshells out well. Then I bake then bake them in a low oven. You don't want them changing color. Just getting crisper. When really dry I break them really small and put them in a separate bowl on the side. They eat just what they want and need.

@jamesjamil7332 8 месяцев назад

They can eat the rice uncooked, you can sprout it instead

@onceuponatinyfarm 8 месяцев назад

I have heard that but haven’t tried it yet

@elizabethmorley7416 4 месяца назад

Giving nearly frozen food and ice cold water would require energy to warm up before digestion…..would you be able to warm it up a bit first?

@onceuponatinyfarm 4 месяца назад

Absolutely

@GSEGATTI7 10 месяцев назад

I understand that if you use raw or under cooked rice it will hurt or even kill the chickens

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

I have heard that about the beans but not about rice

@ChillinHD 9 месяцев назад

I would not expect them to increase or decrease in production. Its just chicken food. I predict nothing changes

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

That was exactly what I was hoping just to show that the birds won’t die if you do something else besides feed them store bought feed!

@mn4056933 Год назад

We are feeding our chickens soak sprouted sunflowers seeds and free green grass

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I have done that too and often throw the fresh cut grass from the lawnmower right into the coop

@ephjay6t87 10 месяцев назад

Beans and rice? I love beans and rice . Add some Cayenne peppers and I could live in your coop. Bawk bawk!

@onceuponatinyfarm 10 месяцев назад

Hahaha

@ritabeitz9598 Год назад

I want to comment on one of your chickens. The very dark one has an obvious area on her behind that is raw and looks really painful. This chicken is being abused. I sure hope you noticed it and are doing something about it. You need to separate her so she can heal. Then when you put her back with the flock put bag balm on her behind so the chickens leave her alone. God have mercy for her.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Already took care of that. I separated her in a chicken tractor away from the others and has grown back all of her feathers. I tried reintegrating her but the same thing happened again. I don’t know what she did to piss off the others lol. Now I am giving her away to a friends flock where hopefully she won’t get bullied anymore.

@rmason5477 Год назад

Your poultry look very healthy

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thanks, I spoil them!

@Lsmith-ly2cm 9 месяцев назад

Let us know If egg production picks up. thank you.

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

I’m planning to do a longer trial of this next year to see how the egg production is

@katherineaustin2477 Год назад

You got some healthy looking chickens

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thanks, they always act like they’re starving though whenever they see me haha

@emildrimbea3210 17 дней назад

well u can give them normal rise not necesary organic , or is cheeper rise like broken rise is half price, maybe u find ein usa to

@onceuponatinyfarm 17 дней назад

@@emildrimbea3210 yes organic beans are expensive I have been buying beans cheap in bulk at Walmart

@e357magnum 5 месяцев назад

A few things this young man doesn't seem to be aware of. 1. Rice molds. Chickens suffer and die from aspergillosis. Don't store cooked rice in a shed. 2. Not knowing your protein or calcium content is a death sentence for your birds. They need both not just to lay but for maintaining their bone integrity. Their bodies are balanced and if they need calcium and minersls to absorbit and proteins for their eggs, take one guess where it comes from? Their bones... 3. Overcooking any kind of food kills off much of the nutritional value. I've raised chickens and other poultry for 60 years now...

@onceuponatinyfarm 5 месяцев назад

When I was storing it in my shed it was the middle of winter and the shed kept it cool like a fridge. I would not feed them moldy food. I’m currently feeding them fresh rice and beans that I cook every day

@belcyg Год назад

I have a lot of beans and I’m thinking to make them sprout also as their treat

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

I’m thinking about doing the same next time I try this

@367scotty 9 месяцев назад

Ive got 9 hens feeding them food waste from the food bank layer, and scratch i get. 8 to 9 eggs every day. now that we hit 20 degrees at n ight im getting 7 to 8 per day. Plus two double yokes every day. Your pen is too small or something. Swap brands of your layers or get more fresh and meat.

@onceuponatinyfarm 9 месяцев назад

Yeah I just processed a few of my older hens and got back down to 10 hens so I think they’ll be more comfortable. I was up to like 15 or 16 and that’s way too many for my size run

@johnnyswag2802 Год назад

I would never *pay* for Beans & Rice to feed my animals. There is plenty of bakeries like Bobs Red Mill that has enough spillage and grain and seed that doesn't meet quality standard that they just give out to farmers. Grocery stores throw out tons of produce everyday and restaurants, how about all those produce farmers they have metric tons of produce and scraps that don't even see the market. Another place to get free produce for your animals is Food Banks they sort out what they don't want and it's given to farmers also. So any place that deals with food there will always be food waste.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Good advice I don’t like paying for rice and beans either!

@catherinegrace2366 Год назад

I’m glad you have a source for grains and seed but I don’t. Not everyone has that availability. Everyone would be getting free food for their chickens if this was the case.

@johnnyswag2802 Год назад

@@catherinegrace2366 But still America throws out Metric Tons of food?

@jdjz62 Год назад

I would've liked to have you summarize the experience. Either they love it or they're over hungry by the way they attack the feed. You can add cooked wheat and Flaxseed for more vitamins and minerals. Thanks for the video.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Thanks if I do another video like this I will do that. I didn’t expect so much response to this video I will try to make a better one next time!

@LadyPashta Год назад

He is starving them and that food is rotten at the end! Food goes bad after a few days even in the cold, what is he thinking??

@cherryaspiringhomestead8476 Год назад

@@LadyPashta are you like a troll or just completely ignorant? My gosh!

@angelofamillionyears4599 Год назад

We get free expired greens from the store and we get ORANGE yokes. More flavor.

@onceuponatinyfarm Год назад

Free food is the best!

@angelofamillionyears4599 Год назад

@@onceuponatinyfarm Most markets throw out tins of produce. You just have to ask. My grandad got all the thrown out food from restaurants and had free food for pigs. The would put the food scraps in a separate garbage can and he picked up every a few times a week/ .