Haha definitely ๐Ÿ˜Ž, I got 4 ducks & 4 chix.

I have em out in the pasture foraging all day protected w an electric fence, & I keep growing the area they have to roam by adding fence.

About to add another 100' to the existing 200'.

I also have a massive finished Johnson Su compost pile in their area that I made in advance of getting the birds, they eat from the pile a lot.

I harvest the Johnson Su soil every so often to make garden beds, once its done I'm going to build a fresh one in the same spot.

I feed them in the evenings with a feed mix I made myself, I'll release notes on what that is as soon as I confirm all the birds are laying properly - but so far my birds look incredible & everyone comments on that when they see em.

Most organic feed has seed oils by the way, even if they're soy free or w.e other buzzword they're selling you on.

I also started feeding them comfrey & they love the protein it provides!

#permies

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Thanks! I free range, compost and supplement feed also. How much do you feed per chicken? For example, a chicken that eats feed only will consume 4-6oz per day. Currently, since itโ€™s summer and thereโ€™s lots of forage Iโ€™m giving 1.2oz of supplement feed per bird. They are laying well, shells are healthy, birds look good, etc.

How much comfrey can you safely feed a chicken? I only have a few comfrey plants on the property. I need to figure out how to grow more.