Use organic ingredients if you want to make the chicken feed organic. Purchase the ingredients from a bulk goods store or a farm shop.
Make sure that you mix the ingredients that are in the bottom of the container. This may take a few minutes if you have made a large batch. Allow 2-3 minutes to mix a large bucket. If you have made a very large batch of chicken feed, use a spade to mix the ingredients.
If you are using a feeder, simply pour the feed into the hole at the top and let it trickle down into the feeding plate. Purchase a feeder from a farm store or make your own chicken feeder.
If you don’t have a shed to store the feed in, put a lid on the container and keep it out of direct sunlight.
Choose a container that has a lid. This will make it easier to store the feed. If you don’t have a big enough container, halve the recipe. This feed works well for broiler chickens as it has lots of protein to help the chickens grow. Use organic ingredients if you want to make organic feed.
Purchase the ingredients from a farm store or a bulk foods shop.
If you can’t find these ingredients at your local farm shop, look online or ask your vet to recommend a distributor. Aragonite is mineral found in limestone and is a great source of calcium.
Use 3 pounds (1. 4 kg) of feed for every 5 chickens. It is important not to over-feed this mixture to cornish boilers as this can cause fatal heart attacks. This is uncommon as the chickens do not tend to eat more food than they need.
If you see any signs of mice or bugs in the feed, it is best to throw it away and make a new batch.
