Raising chickens without feed - ideas to combat rising grain prices

Описание: So with the price of commodity crops and grain rising, and threatening food shortages, more grain is being diverted from animal feed to human food. So I have put together this video talking about raising chickens without feed so you can help cope with rising grain prices, save money feeding chickens and maybe even feed chickens for free!

00:00 Intro
0:30 THE PROBLEM WITH FOOD SCRAPS
2:16 BEST GARDEN VEGGIES FOR CHICKENS
2:48 MAKING YOUR GRAIN GO FURTHER
3:20 CHICKEN FORAGING
3:50 GARDEN GRUBS
4:30 LAWN CLIPPINGS
4:48 CAN CHICKENS EAT COMPOST?
5:20 GROWING YOUR OWN GRAINS
5:50 HOMEGROWN PROTEIN
6:50 INSECTS

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