How to Feed Chickens Without The Feed Store (Growing Grains and Hunting)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
  • This video covers how much feed chickens need, how much feed from the feed store costs, how many eggs you will get per chicken, how much meat there is on a chicken, simple chicken nutrition, which feeds and grains to grow, how much space is needed to grow the chicken feed, and the cost to grow your own grain.
    I even talk about why you can't treat your domestic chickens like wild chickens or even the barnyard fowl our great-grandparents used to raise.
    All of this information and sources are available in the accompanying article I wrote-- thehomesteaderschronicle.com/...
    The Rabbit Version - • How to Feed Rabbits Wi...
    The Goat Version - • How To Feed Goats With...
    0:00 Intro
    0:31 How Much Feed a Chicken Needs
    0:56 Cost to Feed 10 Chickens for a Year (From Feed Store)
    1:07 How Many Eggs Per Chicken Per Year
    1:38 How Much Meat Per Chicken
    3:00 How to Reduce Your Feed Needs
    3:12 How to Ferment Chicken Feed
    4:13 Thoughts on Free Ranging
    4:58 Why Scraps Aren't Reliable
    5:10 Why Can't I Treat My Chickens Like Wild Chickens
    5:44 Our Great Grandparents' Chickens
    7:39 What Your Chickens Need to Eat
    7:51 Carbs and Crude Fiber
    8:53 Fatty Acids
    9:27 Protein
    11:04 Minerals
    11:36 Vitamins
    12:13 A Good Feed Formula / Ratio
    12:57 How Much Feed Does Your Flock Need? (Specific)
    13:20 Corn
    13:45 Wheat
    14:14 Peas
    14:43 Oats
    15:09 Fish Meal / Bone Meal
    16:27 Fresh Greens
    17:28 How Much Space to Grow That Food
    18:26 Cost To Grow Feed from Seed
    20:59 Total Cost to Grow Feed for Chickens
    21:30 Seed Saving

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  • @LadyTSurvival
    @LadyTSurvival Месяц назад +217

    Keep in mind if you're going to make a crib and cover it with some sort of wire don't use half inch hardware cloth, use quarter inch hardware cloth because rats and mice can nibble your food in the crib from the outside using half inch hardware cloth, I would suggest a double layer. To keep mice and rats away from your grain. Be sure to thoroughly dry your grains before storage. You can do that using window screens with a wooden frame. Bring them in at night, to keep moisture off of them until they are completely dry.
    You can also grind the cobs up and mix those with other feed to feed other animals, like cows. But do remember it's just a filler.

    • @CedarHillsHomestead
      @CedarHillsHomestead  Месяц назад +43

      Yes to everything you just said, this advice is golden!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much

    • @dougbas3980
      @dougbas3980 Месяц назад +11

      @@CedarHillsHomesteadAgreed. Here in Michigan, I have experienced the same with my corn crib.

    • @meatybtz
      @meatybtz Месяц назад +38

      Just as a "feed" side note, if you trap the mice (no poison), your chickens will love to take them off your hands. I've had my chickens discover a mouse nest and while some chased the momma down and killed her, the rest raided the nest. It took less than 5 minutes and there was not one bit of mice left to find. Chickens are happy to eat mice for you... and snakes.. and bugs.

    • @EC-dz4bq
      @EC-dz4bq Месяц назад +7

      You might as well go with aluminum siding at that point... it's cheaper (and solid)
      Edit: Cheaper as you can buy rejects around here from the factory for less than
      $1 / (2'x1')

    • @EC-dz4bq
      @EC-dz4bq Месяц назад +4

      Also it comes in stretechs of 10 feet, so you need to buy a minimum of
      2' x 10' for (little less than $10 )

  • @bitslittle
    @bitslittle Месяц назад +158

    Wow, I'm only 3 minutes in and this video has better info than the whole of the internet on chickens!

  • @hughmanatee7433
    @hughmanatee7433 Месяц назад +94

    I raise pigs as well as chickens. When I slaughter the pigs I take the organ meats, some fat, any blood available as well as some limestone and a little chicken mash to soak up the liquids. I grind the organic meats and fat then add the blood, limestone and grain until I have something like a brownie mix texture. The chickens would like it just as it is but I bake it off in the oven so I don’t make a mess of my freezer. I cut it into portion control sizes and freeze them in bags. I affectionately call this “gut cake”. I feed it out in the winter (in Maine) when they can use a little boost. Each day I crumpled up the cake and drop it on the henhouse floor. I pick up the eggs and put a frozen bag in my egg bucket to thaw out for the next mornings’ treat. They love it and I believe it helps them with the cold as well as with egg production.

    • @ElizabethElli0t
      @ElizabethElli0t 28 дней назад +5

      Thanks for the tip! I'm in coastal Maine, and the winters can be brutal. They just don't get the microculture from the frozen ground. I don't raise pigs, but have plenty of bear offal.

  • @drsnooz8112
    @drsnooz8112 12 дней назад +13

    There are those videos where someone packs 10 vids worth of information into a single, short video, when they could as well have stretched it out over many to maximize their revenue. Such vids are rare, and this is one. Then there are those videos where the time the creator spent recording, editing and producing the video is only a tiny fraction of the time she spent learning the wisdom she shares. While it may have taken weeks to create the video, it really took 10 years to learn the material. Those vids are extremely rare, and this is one. A masterpiece. Thank you!

  • @isa7269
    @isa7269 Месяц назад +33

    I love that this video has less chit chat and pure information. You’re channel is GOLD

  • @rhondahammonds8699
    @rhondahammonds8699 Месяц назад +334

    YES, please also produce one of these teaching videos for rabbits. Thank you.

    • @phillipsmith21
      @phillipsmith21 Месяц назад +9

      Yes

    • @johnhancock7746
      @johnhancock7746 Месяц назад +11

      I would love that also

    • @angelqwozz7704
      @angelqwozz7704 Месяц назад +12

      I've loved this video. Can you please make one of these videos for rabbits? Thanks :)

    • @RifaTzAhin
      @RifaTzAhin Месяц назад +11

      rabbits are too easy. Just grow grass, herbs fodder plants. With given time for growing to full size, 5 sqm can feed a pair of rabbits forever. Grow Napier grass densely, intercrop with ipil-ipil, moringa, basil and other perennial herbs. After 6-12 months, they will produce more than a pair of rabbits can eat.

    • @canadiannavywife434
      @canadiannavywife434 Месяц назад +3

      One for each of the animals would be amazing!

  • @fayecorbett9768
    @fayecorbett9768 Месяц назад +252

    One of the very best videos on raising livestock I’ve ever seen and I’ve watched a lot of them. Smart lady.

    • @Anonymous-km5pj
      @Anonymous-km5pj Месяц назад +11

      clearly lotta work went into this vid, appreciated and hava hellovagood 2024 season ✨hilarious intro btw😂Happy Apocalypse Everyone !

    • @Farmer_Jon_
      @Farmer_Jon_ Месяц назад +6

      I agree. She REALLY did her homework.

  • @christopherlaborde1670
    @christopherlaborde1670 Месяц назад +64

    The raw exposure to food production numbers is astonishing.
    Thank you for taking the time!

  • @WereRea3807
    @WereRea3807 Месяц назад +11

    I'm in the early planning stages of turning a 8.5 acre old cattle property into a homestead with chickens, goats, and rabbits. This property was once part of a much larger property that my ancestor bought in 1887, my mother inherited this chunk, and I will be trusted with it as well. People look at me like I'm crazy when I say I want the property to be entirely self sufficient. I love this video of yours because it gives me more confidence in growing my own feed for my animals. I'll be looking at hydroponic greenhouses as well as traditional farming, I have a lot of work to do, but feed videos like this are amazing, thank you.

    • @scottc8152
      @scottc8152 Месяц назад

      If you are in a cold climate, look up "Nebraska greenhouse" Russ Finch. I am trying to get small energy and food self-sufficient communities started in Wisconsin, starting with building a few cabins around a farmhouse. Community makes the work easier.

  • @TheAmbulatingFerret
    @TheAmbulatingFerret Месяц назад +117

    I love that you mention how kitchen scraps aren't always available. Every time someone off handedly mentions feeding their flock primarily on kitchen scraps from their home I'm always wondering how wasteful they are when cooking. I barely have anything for my compost pile let alone for animal feed.

    • @optc-astuces
      @optc-astuces Месяц назад +5

      It's waste only when you throw the scraps in the trash can... You can (and should) return a part of what you harvest to the soil. Always remember to feed the soil life that grows those wonderful vegetables for you in return

    • @janicesatterwhite4513
      @janicesatterwhite4513 Месяц назад +4

      I always wonder about that as well and when I see what they call scraps it's a lot of good vegetables they just don't want. That's fine but not true scraps in my opinion.

    • @manjawarner3162
      @manjawarner3162 Месяц назад +10

      @@janicesatterwhite4513 Juicing produces a lot of pulp. There's only so much you can do with so much pulp. The more you juice, the more the pulp. I juice enough to generate two gallons of pulp every day. I have a worm bin. I grow bananas and feed them with it. I compost. I am also plant-based and grow a lot of my own food, so yeah... there's a lot of kitchen scraps going out to the food forest on a daily basis. It all depends on how you eat. Where your food comes from. If it's packaged, there's not gonna be a lot of "true scraps". If it's coming out of the garden, there's definitely gonna be some scraps. Lol

    • @pennyhogg1582
      @pennyhogg1582 Месяц назад +6

      I have to say something about scraps , scraps can be peelings seeds from peppers or cantaloupe, or outter lettuce and cabbage, oranges and apples that have bad spot, i have kitchen scraps like these almost daily because i use salads and fresh things on a daily basis. So i dont waste one bit of anything my chickens get whatever isnt usable for me.

    • @janicesatterwhite4513
      @janicesatterwhite4513 Месяц назад +4

      @@manjawarner3162 Ok, I didn't even consider scraps from juicing. I'm an internet expert lol so I accept your knowledge with no issue. I just see a lot of videos where extra garden stuff that looks perfectly edible go to animals. Again it's no issue. I just didn't think of something like juicing. Wow you juice enough to have two gallons of scraps daily. Sounds awesome. I bet your worms love their food. Thanks for your response. I have a very small garden and even I grow to much of some things. I don't have my quantities down yet. Anyway, thanks. I love these videos and comments.

  • @thechickenwizard8172
    @thechickenwizard8172 Месяц назад +146

    Another great way to grow protien is to raise bugs. They easily have the most efficient feed conversion ratio, and you don't need much space at all to raise tons of them.
    When I had chickens I raised roaches and soldier fly larvae for them, it reduced a lot of my overall feed costs and made some really happy hens. Let me tell you, I've never tasted better eggs than the ones from my bug-fed hens.
    When I eventually get chickens again, I'll certainly be raising more bugs, along with the other feed sources you talked about

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester Месяц назад +11

      Snails are easy and grubs. I'm in Texas. Where are you raising roaches?

    • @thechickenwizard8172
      @thechickenwizard8172 Месяц назад +22

      ​@TheRainHarvester I'm in California; specifically raising lobster roaches, not just you're average pest roach. These buggers breed fast, are packed with nutrition, and best of all can't infest your home.
      Never thought of raising snails, how do you raise them?

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester Месяц назад

      @@thechickenwizard8172 algae water and rocks! Entry are easy and multiply fast.

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester Месяц назад +10

      ​@@thechickenwizard8172algae in tubs of water and rocks.

    • @TheConlinHomestead
      @TheConlinHomestead Месяц назад +3

      I really want to get into raising BSFL for my birds.

  • @farrockawaybt8654
    @farrockawaybt8654 16 дней назад +2

    1 hour 2-3 times a week in the compost pile takes care of everything they need. 18 loving ladies 1 macho rooster and 3 waddling geese, 22 birds total. Your seed saving math is on point. Love it.

  • @StanleyGraczyk
    @StanleyGraczyk Месяц назад +24

    This is such a comprehensive video on how to care for a chicken and a flock could be a class in itself. Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with everyone and not charging for it. What a gift. I greatly appreciate it.

  • @onlyintime9914
    @onlyintime9914 Месяц назад +129

    After 5 years of researching homestead how tos I have never found a channel with such in depth, real world female homesteader related content. Already saving videos and subscribed as I am a new female homesteader and the generosity and quality of your educational content is invaluable to me. Thank you and God bless you! I'm so excited to learn more from you so I can provide for my family too.

    • @dougbas3980
      @dougbas3980 Месяц назад +13

      Learning from men or women should be rated equally. We are individuals and some good, some great, and some not so great (both men and women). It is a sad state that we are looking for physical differences in people rather than individual peoples worth. And that is important to consider now when some many are dividing people into groups to oppose each other. We need to stop that!!!

    • @sheilal3172
      @sheilal3172 Месяц назад

      @@dougbas3980 Amen.

    • @onlyintime9914
      @onlyintime9914 Месяц назад +6

      You know she made some great comments about what hand strength is required (generally relating to female homesteaders) for certain homesteading tasks and I'm so glad she chose to share that instead of listening to people like you that just say "we need to stop that!".
      Males and females actually have differences and that's fine. It's toxic to deny that and assume that those differences are something bad like what you are doing.

    • @dougbas3980
      @dougbas3980 Месяц назад +9

      @@onlyintime9914You read too much into what I said. Just said you can learn from men or women. That is all. I learn equally from both. Don't you?

    • @tracy419
      @tracy419 Месяц назад

      🙄😄​@@dougbas3980

  • @hillockfarm8404
    @hillockfarm8404 Месяц назад +88

    Yes to the rabbit version.
    On the seeds needed for planting, not all will germinate or produce that much crop. You'll likely need twice that to get enough harvest. Farmers rule for seed saving is 10% of the crop for next years sowing if the same amount is wanted. Also don't pick all your seeds from just 1-2 plants, but 1-2 from each, you want as much variety as you can get. And look around for other varieties of your crops in the neighbours fields that can cross with your variety and give different traits to your saved seeds for next years planting. Seed saving is not difficult as such when the crop is the seed, since right harvesting and storage conditions are the same, but it does require some more knowledge on what the watch for during the growing season.

    • @musicteacher5757
      @musicteacher5757 Месяц назад +4

      hillockfarm8404,
      Thank you!
      Too many people think you can "inbreed" plants indefinitely.
      Out-crossing gives genetic diversity.
      Before Wikipedia got political, there was an excellent article about this. I think experts predict crop failure at about the 10th generation if diversity isn't incorporated.

    • @igotfriendsinlowplaces2971
      @igotfriendsinlowplaces2971 Месяц назад

      Not a great idea when most farms grow gmo foods that will pollinate your heirloom and non gmo crops. They also spray and that spray gets on your stuff

    • @hillockfarm8404
      @hillockfarm8404 Месяц назад +2

      @@igotfriendsinlowplaces2971 And that is why you need to know what grows around you. And why i wrote that. You picked a specific variety for a reason so don't get it messed up.

    • @Kayenne54
      @Kayenne54 Месяц назад

      As long as you can still get non hybrid seeds for those crops.

    • @lorettaviecelli359
      @lorettaviecelli359 Месяц назад

      we need to teach them better methods@@igotfriendsinlowplaces2971

  • @areylanoctivim9047
    @areylanoctivim9047 Месяц назад +19

    Now if only we could find a video this freaking in-depth and virtually all-encompassing for cats and dogs. A lot more meat and a lot less growing things, but super important for the smaller family members. This video is amazing, you did such a stellar frickin job. It's super easy to understand and you really did cover what feels like everything. Thank you so much for this invaluable resource.

  • @Digital_Travelers
    @Digital_Travelers Месяц назад +5

    My head was exploding with this information. And that means this video is well made and fully packed with precious info. I can't thank you enough

  • @richardwilliams4767
    @richardwilliams4767 Месяц назад +117

    I only watch video content from people if I can learn something.
    And boy did I learn from this. Plus it was very well put together and presented.
    Thank you.

    • @Mike-yl6hs
      @Mike-yl6hs Месяц назад +5

      Amen!

    • @hexane8
      @hexane8 Месяц назад +6

      Agreed. Many do form, some do function, but high quality on both? And no need to speed up some slow drone voice. Respect for the viewer throughout.

    • @pennyhogg1582
      @pennyhogg1582 Месяц назад +1

      I learned from my grandpa long ago To pile up manure and woodchips near the chicken coop and let them chickens dig around in there for bugs and grains throughout the winter. And really helps keep the feed cost down and Chickens happy.

    • @DEVUNK88
      @DEVUNK88 Месяц назад

      she might have a talent for this

  • @elfwoodadventures2103
    @elfwoodadventures2103 Месяц назад +92

    Thank you for laying this out clearly and concisely. This video is, hands down, the easiest to understand of any out there dealing with feeding chickens.

    • @perseverance_pastures
      @perseverance_pastures Месяц назад +3

      Agreed this video is being saved as one of my go to videos now!

    • @championeers9111
      @championeers9111 Месяц назад +3

      Also being saved. what a lot of heart and soul and research you put into this. Thank you for sharing and saving us so much time in doing our own digging.

    • @BrokenBrookieCookie
      @BrokenBrookieCookie Месяц назад +1

      Hah! "Laying"! I see what you did there!

  • @bugoutbubba3912
    @bugoutbubba3912 Месяц назад +17

    Wow, can’t believe that you don’t have more subscribers. Not many people understand the scope or depth of off-road homesteading like this. Good stuff.

  • @bojangles5378
    @bojangles5378 Месяц назад +6

    Girl, you nailed it big time!!! I have made so many of these calculations over the years but have never been able to gather it all together in one place. This video is golden. You're sense for details is priceless. What a fabulous woman you are! Thanks so much for creating and sharing this video.

  • @mykindpharm
    @mykindpharm Месяц назад +65

    Yes please do one for rabbits 🐰

  • @Thathumanoverthere1701
    @Thathumanoverthere1701 Месяц назад +43

    This is the most outstanding and clear video in growing feed I have been able to find. Ma'am, you are amazing. Also! Don't forget people can raise mealworms and maggots to lower the fish needs. And sprouting the feed eliminates the greens, as full nutrient access is attained after sprouting instead of straight dry grains. I have a 12 (11hen-1rooster) flock. I was just gifted some corn seeds, and I have the rest. We're on 2.5acres. Again, thank you immensely for this, it came at the perfect time.

    • @sirtimatbob
      @sirtimatbob 20 дней назад

      How has it gone so far? Still plugging away at getting all the crops ready?

  • @cynthiag3065
    @cynthiag3065 Месяц назад +13

    This was the best homestead video I’ve watched. Thank you so much for all of your research and time to create this content. There are a lot of “homesteaders” that are making videos, but don’t know crap about living off their land. Unfortunately, they share info that is incorrect or a practice that should only be utilized in an emergency. I look forward to your next post.😊

  • @sues6847
    @sues6847 2 дня назад +1

    I think this is the most informative, common sense chicken video I have ever seen. Thank you so much for making it and sharing your knowledge with us.

  • @dougbas3980
    @dougbas3980 Месяц назад +25

    Amazing! I have 10 acres and have 25 straight run Rhode Island Reds coming in two weeks. Not my first year for that but first year for trying to grow more than half the chicken feed. This is the most info dense video I have ever seen! I will be replaying and taking notes. Seed saving is another area I can take to heart. Thank you so much! I am 76yo and expanding the gardens to feed chickens is getting harder every year. The price increase each year to buy seed is alarming. Heritage seeds are about all I buy now.

    • @tammyburke9453
      @tammyburke9453 Месяц назад +3

      Love that you added your age! I am almost 67 and it is beyond encouraging to read your comments, wish we were neighbors! Much love to you !

    • @charper9429
      @charper9429 26 дней назад +1

      Have you tried no-dig gardening? Charles Dowding offers videos on this. I'm a grandma, and no-dig means I can garden. Weeding is easier, too. I tried it and it works.

  • @brianskee
    @brianskee Месяц назад +3

    For the amount of work that you put into this, I don't think anyone would fault you for including a list of amazon affiliate links to the recommended items.

  • @philcourteney4328
    @philcourteney4328 20 дней назад +1

    I had no interest in raising chickens or homesteading (I’m in the uk, and land is prohibitively expensive for me) but i am rewilding my garden which is probably why you’ve arrived on my feed.
    NOW I feel I’ve got all the knowledge I need to keep my nonexistent chickens fed and happy and can’t wait to get a few acres!

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Месяц назад +16

    The best meat for chicken is .... drumroll... earthworms. Canadian and French research have dialed it down to 1 to 2 per day of adult red wiggler. Saves you from fishing and hunting. You can still give the leftovers. But storing meat isa challenge. Keeping a tub of worms is easier

    • @TheEmbrio
      @TheEmbrio Месяц назад +2

      Loved so much the breakdown.

    • @hillockfarm8404
      @hillockfarm8404 Месяц назад +5

      Red wrigglers i know as another name for composting worms or in latin eisina foetida. Not your in the soil worms, they need more dense food for that, so compost/animal manure will work. Keep it cool and damp in summer, warmish in winter and keep adding some food to it for year round chickensupplement. Or give chickens access to part of the heap and let them help themselves while speeding up the composting as well.

  • @rferris
    @rferris Месяц назад +24

    Just found this channel...best breakdown of diy chicken feed I have found....and I've wasted too many hours of my life on empty videos trying to find info on the subject.... THANK YOU! FINALLY A STRAIGHT FORWARD BUT INFORMATIVE VIDEO! Love it!! ❤

  • @acawap
    @acawap 21 час назад

    this is one of the most informative and interesting videos I've ever seen! One thing - I've found that if they free range, they need very little feed. 10 chickens get maybe a cup of feed in the morning, and another cup in when I put them to bed. If I feed them more, they don't browse as much, instead just sitting around pooping on my equipment. During the winter I obviously have to feed them more, but Spring, Summer and Fall, they get 90% of their nutrients from the land.

  • @theqaz1828
    @theqaz1828 20 дней назад +1

    I don't think I've ever seen a RUclips video that is so densely packed with information as this one. I'm impressed

  • @Greens5511
    @Greens5511 Месяц назад +28

    WOW! Now THAT'S real chicken math!! Amazing how inexpensive the seed it and how much space it takes to raise it all. I plan to start raising at least some feed for my flock, but from ur visuals that amount of garden to manage is practically unmanageable for most people. I have huge gardens and that's just a lot to just try prep for planting. Anyway, great content!!

    • @dougbas3980
      @dougbas3980 Месяц назад +2

      True for me too. I will grow field corn, pumpkins, squash, and garden green waste for my birds. I will still be seen at the feed store😉

  • @davidmitchell1304
    @davidmitchell1304 Месяц назад +26

    My question is the harvesting of the food and storage? What's the plan? Do you shell the corn off the cob or crack it in a grinder or just throw it in? Do you leave the peas to dry in the field and shell them or just lay them out on the vines for winter? What about the wheat? Did you thresh it or just cut the tops off? And then how did you store it? You answered so many questions but left me with so many more!

    • @CedarHillsHomestead
      @CedarHillsHomestead  Месяц назад +26

      A lot of farmers would throw it into a corn crib (a building with a big roof that was protected from rain but only had wire sides or slatted wood sides to allow airflow) and then shell the corn as needed. For the peas, oats, and wheat you would ideally take a scythe or hand sickle and chop the tops off, let those dry, then store somewhere dry but with as much ventilation as possible. Chickens can pick through the plants so you don’t need to thresh it or remove the chaff, they can eat it all.

    • @allisonb.8356
      @allisonb.8356 Месяц назад +6

      For those of us who live in humid areas in the south, we make have a problem “drying out the feed”. Do you know of a way to store it for my climate. We have Conexs to keep the rodents out, but if I try to store feed in the summer, sadly it will mold

  • @georgewages8539
    @georgewages8539 2 дня назад

    I'M ON IT. BEEN PLANING ON DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I'M RETIRED AND HAVE A SMALL FARM IN ARKANSAS NOW. I BOUGHT SEED THIS SPRING AND PLANTING 1 ACRE PLOTS OF CORN, SUN FLOWERS. WHeat, oats , okra, and sorghum. Plus sweet potatoes..your information has definitely helped me out . I have well over 100 chickens plus ducks, hogs, goats and a wife.. But I now also Love You ! ❤️

  • @aldricoak5186
    @aldricoak5186 День назад +1

    I live in a forest. 40 chickens, no feed. They forage just fine and many weigh over 12 pounds and nearly half the flock of Jersey Giants and Australorps weigh just shy of 15 lbs. Every once and a while they get some table scraps but not everyday. They have 7 acres of forest to forage through and rarely do we lose one. Hawks are our biggest problem and we are located in up state NY. Oh yeah, grow chick weed its amazing stuff and grows like mad in our area. Chickens love it.

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 Месяц назад +21

    Very good video but your corn will need more spacing than you've shown ( 13:20 ) not "four plants per square foot" unless you grabbed Hybrid/GMO field corn. Heirloom varieties (Reids Yellow Dent, Bloody Butcher, and Blue Hopi which all give higher nutrition/acre than hybrids) will do a lot better at 12in but go no closer than 9in; better space means more stalks will have one great ear and even 1.5 to 2 ears. ... Use 30in rows if you have conventional equipment (I'm testing 15in rows this year to get more plants/acre without crowding plants). Heirloom corn really likes one plant per square foot, and that is square not a long narrow rectangle. ... Other advice: spring plow to bust the sod and be conventional the first year but grow winter rye cover crop in the fall (early spring oats if missed that), plant corn directly into the standing rye(oats) in the spring, then roll flat the rye(oats) after the corn plants emerge from the soil. That way you maximize your cover crop shading out weeds until the corn can shade weeds itself. If you disk down the rye(oats) and plant conventionally you'll have conventional weed management to do, and that's no fun.

  • @kirstenromtvedt162
    @kirstenromtvedt162 Месяц назад +13

    Excellent video. I'm planning to restart a flock. I've raised ducks, chickens, geese and turkeys. They free range all day on about an acre of grass. Other than the winged and four legged predators, I had no problems. Then the two turkey hens were successful at raising their poults and had two or three broods. They learned to jump the fence. The back porch was called the poo porch and the deck was the poop deck. They ate the vegetable garden, grapes and my ornamentals. Then the eagles visited several times. We decided the turkeys needed to make the transition to the freezer. None of us were happy about it, but we couldn't stand the sorrow and panic of the turkeys.

  • @heavymechanic2
    @heavymechanic2 5 дней назад

    My younger years I worked growing field crops and feeding bovine, the facts you mention are astonishing to most people.. Just turned my chickens out onto a small pasture to eat bugs, slugs and green vegetation to reduce feed costs. Joe Salaini has great ideas of raising poultry on pasture and many homesteads use his model.. Apartment dwellers have a hard time understanding growing and storing 52 weeks of food past the convenience of a local store.

  • @jesshorn257
    @jesshorn257 Месяц назад +21

    you did a good breakdown but I think you missed one factor. If your compost pile is in your chicken run the grubs/wild seeds/greens are part of the feed system. Also grass hay is a cheaper solution to feed a compost pile if you have ditches you can mow. This year I want to try a couple acres as chicken grains/peas and just adding black oil sunflowers/squash

    • @joshua511
      @joshua511 Месяц назад +6

      Billy Bond from Perma Pastures Farm had a series where he fed meat birds compost and scraps. Seemed to work but they did use a lot of water on those compost piles. I'd assume the water bill was negligible but would still be a cost unless you're on well water.

    • @jesshorn257
      @jesshorn257 Месяц назад +4

      @@joshua511I'm well water and I live in an area where water is not really an issue 30-40 in a year...we also can collect rain water without permits...our issue is cold winters 4a

    • @KittyMama61
      @KittyMama61 Месяц назад +3

      Our compost pile was in the chicken coop, but they did have about 2 fenced acres to run on. They loved the compost, we would throw in just about anything for them, and they'd scratch it up to get it. Those gals would eat pretty much anything! Frogs, lizards, bugs, mice, anything was fair game.

  • @nancyhjort5348
    @nancyhjort5348 Месяц назад

    I love the way you fast fire facts. It is time-savings for me. Thanks.

  • @crfogal67
    @crfogal67 Месяц назад

    That is by FAR the most information packed chicken video I've ever seen! Awesome!

  • @FoamyOpals
    @FoamyOpals Месяц назад +27

    I'd like one for rabbits as well. Being mostly grass eaters they've gotta be a little easier to sustain. And I've been struggling to find good information on what they truly need so maybe you'd do better than me!
    I'd also be interested in hearing more about these old journals you like to read.
    This was a super great video, breaking down stuff like that is really fun to me.

    • @bygraceonly182
      @bygraceonly182 Месяц назад +2

      Rabbits eat a ton but if you have an acre or so and don’t mow you could theoretically feed your family with the meat from about three or four does and 1 buck. Theoretically 😅

    • @FindTheFun
      @FindTheFun Месяц назад +2

      There's a new channel that popped up in the last year or so. West Meadow Rabbits. He is about to overhaul his whole set up and film his process.

    • @adelinawarriner6259
      @adelinawarriner6259 Месяц назад +3

      bunny tractors moving daily works.. but you DO have to move daily or they will destroy the small footprint of the tractor.. bonus is also improves the ground and they will dig up and eat thistles.. rabbits single 2012 and chickens my whole life (to include breeding for show and specific traits

    • @user-do7es3lb5b
      @user-do7es3lb5b Месяц назад +1

      b@@bygraceonly182 be very careful about tractoring rabbits, RHVD is prevalent in a lot of areas. Basically rabbit Ebola.

  • @bent8793
    @bent8793 Месяц назад +12

    Absolutely loving the amount of research done for this video

  • @breannacanales4824
    @breannacanales4824 Месяц назад +1

    I would absolutely watch more videos like this. It's so much work to compile all this information. Thank you!

  • @nunyabusiness5070
    @nunyabusiness5070 Месяц назад

    Very informative! Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together and sharing!

  • @brittany6229
    @brittany6229 Месяц назад +22

    Thank you for your original and through content! It's fantastic to see that your breakdown isn't falling into echo chamber for raising and growing chickens!

    • @CedarHillsHomestead
      @CedarHillsHomestead  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much I really appreciate it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @zhenxinbei726
      @zhenxinbei726 Месяц назад

      Great video! Can you do one on the cost of feeding a husband? I think mine eats more than the average guy!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jonatanacosta6560
    @jonatanacosta6560 Месяц назад +12

    This is by far the greatest video I have seen related to this topic. Great content, great structure.

  • @grievernoctis2238
    @grievernoctis2238 Месяц назад

    Impressively efficient delivery of information. Fantastic video.

  • @charlesjurgus
    @charlesjurgus Месяц назад +27

    I don't think I have ever come across a more densely packed video full of useful information on any subject before... I just watched an migardener video on alfalfa pellets as fertilizer that simply made me angry for its blah... blah... blahing. And realized why I had cancx my sub. So thank you for your efforts! You are an excellent youtuber!

    • @CedarHillsHomestead
      @CedarHillsHomestead  Месяц назад +6

      Wow, thank you! I put a lot of time into this so I am really happy it was helpful ❤️❤️

    • @tlcetc4506
      @tlcetc4506 Месяц назад +2

      I am with you- its so hard for me to get through any video on just about any topic when that is part of it.

    • @charlesjurgus
      @charlesjurgus Месяц назад

      @@tlcetc4506 Where's your Bam Bam, Pebbles?

    • @richardordonez8331
      @richardordonez8331 Месяц назад +2

      Good job!

    • @lindsasa
      @lindsasa Месяц назад +3

      Haven’t even finished the video and this is the most informational straight-to-the-point video I’ve seen on RUclips. THANK YOU! We dont have time to sit through fluff. Keep doing what you’re doing!

  • @K9PerceptionsJacksonville
    @K9PerceptionsJacksonville 25 дней назад +1

    Great video packed with solid information with and awesome delivery.

  • @annsalty5615
    @annsalty5615 Месяц назад +10

    Good info. I have had chickens past 14 years. What I have found is its cheaper to buy food for them at Costco and our scraps than the feed stores. Plus they are healthier! Mine are living longer now that got away from feed store! They are pets so I let them live out their natural life and reward us with eggs.

    • @Boringcountrylife
      @Boringcountrylife Месяц назад +2

      What do you buy for them from Costco?

    • @annsalty5615
      @annsalty5615 Месяц назад +3

      @@Boringcountrylife Some produce, but mainly give them organic rice sold in big bags. Sometimes I treat them with the frozen corn or peas. They eat it all compared to the layer feed they would hardly touch.

    • @SugarBeeFarm
      @SugarBeeFarm Месяц назад

      That’s interesting as rice is mainly nothing but carbs and even with veggies where is there protein intake coming from ?

    • @annsalty5615
      @annsalty5615 Месяц назад

      @@SugarBeeFarm Protein is in nearly all food. It varies. They have plenty of greens too via grass and greens we feed them from our leftovers. Plus they are always searching for worms and insects to eat.

    • @mimip154
      @mimip154 Месяц назад

      @@annsalty5615 do you cook the rice? or just give it to them raw?

  • @asking1902
    @asking1902 Месяц назад +10

    Great presentation. I will re-listen to take notes, but I like the no-nonense delivery! Rare in this type of information exchange (youtube video)! Would be interested in the rabbits! Thank you for your time and energy!

  • @lelanddyke8386
    @lelanddyke8386 Месяц назад

    Did not expect the video to be this information dense, love this

  • @petecasas6819
    @petecasas6819 Месяц назад

    Awesome, well done!! Thank you for taking the time to put this together. . .

  • @shayleycooper7572
    @shayleycooper7572 Месяц назад +15

    That was AMAZING, thank you for taking the time to gather and share your info.

  • @joehackney4828
    @joehackney4828 Месяц назад +5

    Thank you so much for putting in the time to gather, sort, and present this information. I love the POV that a feed store source may not be available.

  • @DEVUNK88
    @DEVUNK88 Месяц назад +1

    that was one of the most jam packed chicken videos I've ever seen! Thanks a dozen!!!!

  • @DracoTriste
    @DracoTriste Месяц назад

    I’ve never seen such a thorough explanation of chicken feed that’s so easy to follow and understand. Thank you so much!

  • @heyladyjessica
    @heyladyjessica Месяц назад +4

    This is SPECTACULAR. I’ll be downloading it, but I’m also immensely grateful for the ability to screenshot so many of your slides! (And thanks for the reminder partway in!) FABULOUS!!!❤

  • @simongingras-lafond9596
    @simongingras-lafond9596 Месяц назад +3

    Thank you for this video! I've been looking everywhere for someone to give a real, concise recipe that can be used to feed chickens from a homestead. Thank you and please make more videos like this!

  • @DonnaHawkTx
    @DonnaHawkTx Месяц назад

    Thank you so much for the value and density of the information you brought to us!

  • @johenning-redmondfamily2216
    @johenning-redmondfamily2216 5 дней назад

    This has been one of the best learning videos I’ve ever seen.
    Thank you.

  • @Warrior-In-the-Garden
    @Warrior-In-the-Garden Месяц назад +3

    This was so impressive. I truly appreciate your hard work on this. I am now questioning my previous belief that growing my own is not sustainable.

  • @soaronwingslikeeagles7982
    @soaronwingslikeeagles7982 Месяц назад +3

    Hello from South Africa. Fabulous video. Thank you so much.

  • @xmdbd552
    @xmdbd552 Месяц назад

    ❤good job! The only video I’ve watched of yours so far. I will definitely watch for more videos.

  • @jeffforslund4238
    @jeffforslund4238 Месяц назад

    The best video on feed I have ever seen. By far. Nothing else I've ever watched even comes close.

  • @markbelcher2972
    @markbelcher2972 Месяц назад +3

    Wow! Fantastic video filled with great information that helps others make smart choices! I’m debating starting to raise chickens in my back yard (~1/4 acre), to begin learning the ins and outs before moving to a more rural property with more space. I’ve been studying about restoring my soil’s ecosystem and wondering how far I can stretch those concepts to maximize the amount of food I can grow and raise on my own property and reduce my dependence on the grocery store. Thanks for putting all this together - definitely saving it as a handy reference!

  • @defective6811
    @defective6811 Месяц назад +3

    Ive got a small flock of 12 wyandottes that just hit 7 weeks old. Ive got 6 acres and already have most of the seeds I need, and thanks to your hard work in this video I now have my full grow plan in place. _Thank you so much!_ Easy instant sub.
    (Looking to get rabbits and ducks this year as well, so I'm highly interested in seeing the rabbit breakdown)

  • @pepperpeterpiperpickled9805
    @pepperpeterpiperpickled9805 Месяц назад

    This is absolutely fantastic information, im so glad I found this channel!

  • @akraen1858
    @akraen1858 Месяц назад

    Finally I've found the best source of info from the most concise, deadpan, and most enjoyable personality on youtube. So glad I found your channel, thanks!!

  • @techtrek31
    @techtrek31 Месяц назад +9

    The engineer in me absolutely loves the organized and analytical approach you take here! When I started my own yuppie / suburban homesteading poultry project I built a spreadsheet and meticulously tracked every expense right down to the hardware to build the coop, then tracked every egg and amortized the cost so I could see the price per egg drop from a start of ~$200/dozen (gulp) down to pennies after a couple years. I've since gone back to buying most of their feed as the cost per month is less than half an hour of what I make at my current job, but this kind of content really inspires me and makes me look forward to 'retirement' where I can get back to focusing on these kinds of details.

  • @chadkernell4497
    @chadkernell4497 Месяц назад +5

    Wow, great info. We just got enough land to do this, excited to grow our own feed.
    We will also be farming worms, meal worms and crickets to feed them. Fortunately we have a pond and we need to reduce the catfish population

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester Месяц назад +2

      Snails are easy and chickens love so varieties of them.

  • @user-gz3so8ci9i
    @user-gz3so8ci9i Месяц назад

    Great video! You answered tons of questions saving me so much time gathering this info.
    Thank You!

  • @westdellarosecreations9827
    @westdellarosecreations9827 День назад

    Lady, the work that went into this video... I applaud you!! I seriously feel like I need to drop you some money for this knowledge and amount of work you did for us!

  • @bonedigger666
    @bonedigger666 Месяц назад +4

    Wow very thorough video. Thank you for going thru all this. I've only got an acre so I can't grow all my 17 chickens food but I can make a dent in it.

    • @doinacampean9132
      @doinacampean9132 Месяц назад +1

      If 0.1 acres will feed 10 chicken, I think 0.2 acres can feed 20 chicken....

    • @Kelly_Mae
      @Kelly_Mae Месяц назад

      @@doinacampean9132it really sounds like so much food to grow, but when she said it’s only a 1/10th of an acre to feed 10 chickens, it sounded so much more manageable 😅

  • @dr.leppsbiology1282
    @dr.leppsbiology1282 Месяц назад +3

    Nicely done. Maybe free-ranging doesn't reduce feed cost/consumption much but the omega-3's the chickens get from the insects makes a huge impact on the color and quality of the eggs/yolks. And if you can a system going like Joel Salatin - chickens following cattle, goats or sheep - then can reduce costs further. This does neglect threshing the grains which I've found to be a pain in the a$$.

  • @ambersykora352
    @ambersykora352 Месяц назад

    Well done presentation. 100 claps for you. Seriously. In depth and on point

  • @europana7
    @europana7 8 дней назад +1

    I live in the city but this was a fascinating cost analysis to watch.

  • @jasiu2k
    @jasiu2k Месяц назад +3

    This is the best educational homestead video I've ever watched. No nonsense or filler just useful information, thank you for all your effort putting this together!

  • @jbuck1975
    @jbuck1975 Месяц назад +3

    My chickens free range and i don't feed them and still get eggs daily

    • @c.5376
      @c.5376 Месяц назад

      They need some protein eventually, no?

    • @jbuck1975
      @jbuck1975 Месяц назад

      ​@@c.5376protein from bugs.

    • @migueltigrelazo
      @migueltigrelazo Месяц назад

      ​@@c.5376bugs

    • @alexvalle6771
      @alexvalle6771 Месяц назад

      What is native in your yard. Good stuff

    • @jbuck1975
      @jbuck1975 Месяц назад

      ​@alexvalle6771 just normal weeds, grass, bugs. They've got plenty of room to go but the stay close.

  • @TimmyMoza
    @TimmyMoza Месяц назад

    This is an awesome roadmap for us. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to do this.

  • @LAStars-sratS
    @LAStars-sratS Месяц назад

    Excellent❣️ Rare to see such comprehensive, well thought out info 👍 thank you.

  • @fishnlady
    @fishnlady Месяц назад

    Wow! Best informational video I’ve ever seen on feeding chickens. Thank you so much.

  • @philcourteney4328
    @philcourteney4328 20 дней назад

    Fantastic video, the info is brilliantly presented and displayed, and having the infographics to pause on and screenshot is a great idea! Thank you for making this!

  • @CC-lv1ox
    @CC-lv1ox Месяц назад

    YES, I will watch any vid on any topic that is this detailed and educational. Thank you so much.❤

  • @FarrisWorkshop
    @FarrisWorkshop 2 дня назад

    This video is an ENCYCLOPEDIA of chicken info. Thank you! We love our chickens!! ❤

  • @Belena711
    @Belena711 Месяц назад

    Talk about an explosively successful video.
    It deserves to be. Such a good job. 👍👍👍

  • @mschele64
    @mschele64 Месяц назад

    Wow! Thank you for putting so much effort and research into this and for sharing the results!

  • @haukeplambeck
    @haukeplambeck Месяц назад

    Thank you for this detailed look behind the scenes. Very informative for anyone interested in having their own chicken.

  • @1incutheta
    @1incutheta 7 дней назад

    Man, thank you for doing all of these calculations for us. This information is invaluable.

  • @roar8693
    @roar8693 Месяц назад

    what an awesome video with all the information youll ever need as a starter without a single second of time wasted. looking forward to learning more!

  • @hexane8
    @hexane8 Месяц назад

    This is amazing and so visually appealing. Masterful job. And great to see chickens living their best lives!

  • @tonyperezchica7407
    @tonyperezchica7407 2 дня назад

    Can’t thank you enough for all your hard work to put all this information together, definitely learn more than most of my high school classes.

  • @alecsherman
    @alecsherman Месяц назад

    That was incredible. Fantastic analytics on chicken feed for health, costs, space, and more. Truly brilliant video.
    Thanks!

  • @heatherjackson5605
    @heatherjackson5605 Месяц назад

    Holy cow!!! Such a great video!! Thanks for all the info, and breaking it down. I feel like I understand what my chickens are needing, and more... what they are missing.

  • @aliciak8819
    @aliciak8819 Месяц назад

    Wow! Amazing content. Thank you so much. As so many have said, I’ve watched so so many videos and this is hands down the best. I wish you great success with your channel. You deserve it. You’ve given us a great gift.

  • @bobsgirl95
    @bobsgirl95 Месяц назад

    Wow! This was packed with info! So many questions I've had are now answered. Thank you for all the time you spent to put together all that info. Much appreciated!

  • @joealyjim3029
    @joealyjim3029 22 дня назад

    This is an incredible video, so much information in one place, probably the best livestock video ive ever seen.

  • @jeannemoore9792
    @jeannemoore9792 Месяц назад

    Love the way you did this - straight to the point with solid, useable info. You didn't waste my time.😁