![]() ![]() Kitchen scraps, leftover tortillas or fruit fallen from the trees, the chickens were responsible for foraging for the rest of their meal.īecause chickens are omnivores, they will eat a wide variety of foods. ![]() They’re also much healthier chickens in general.ĭalia shares about her Great Grandma in Guatemala, who would raise her chickens solely on the food waste from the family. It is actually to our benefit to look outside the feedbag since chickens that are allowed to free-range, peck, and scratch for bugs produce richer and healthier eggs. When you look at the natural state of any animal and what it used to eat before domestication, we generally find that animal’s most healthy state as well.Ĭhickens can eat many things aside from commercial feed. There are many ways you can get creative with what to feed your chickens beyond layer feed. But as long as your chickens are happy and healthy, there is some wiggle room and we want to encourage you to have the freedom to find for yourself. Will they get the exact proper ratio of protein? Maybe not. But with inflation and generally rising prices, if the cost of feed prohibits you from keeping your chickens, then perhaps it’s time to think outside the box and find another solution to feeding your chickens. Right now, we are thankful for modern commercial feeds. They certainly make our lives easier and make home production much simpler. Because they won’t be getting as high of a protein ratio, you won’t get as many eggs. If you have enough land with crops growing and bugs plentiful, you can allow your chickens to forage for most of their diet from bugs and plants during the time of year that the plants are growing. Can Chickens Survive Without Chicken Feed?īackyard chickens 1,000 years ago likely weren’t laying an egg a day the foraging and free-ranging of their diet wouldn’t support it.īut can chickens of today survive without chicken feed like those chickens of our ancestors? Maybe! ![]()
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