How to Formulate Your Own Chicken Feed

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September/October 1975
By Joan Salmonowicz 
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Also, since newly hatched chicks aren't usually exposed to sunlight, a vitamin D supplement must he added to their ration. One pint of cod liver oil—from the drugstore—per 100 pounds of feed will supply the requirement . . . or the feed supplier can add vitamin D in powder form. Don't underestimate the importance of this precaution! If you omit it, your growing flock may well develop rickets.

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A good additive to winter feed for older birds is sprouted grain. To prepare a supply, half fill a bucket with any good cereal, cover the kernels with water, and let them soak overnight. In the morning, drain off the liquid and cover the pail to shut out the fight. Keep the contents moist, warm, and dark, and stir them up once or twice a day. When the sprouts are 1/2 to 3 inches long, they're ready to give your flock a taste of spring in mid-winter.

We're indebted for the nutritional information in this article to F.B. Morrison's Feeds and Feeding (abridged 9th edition, Morrison Publishing Co., Clinton, Iowa, 1958). (Unfortunately, this work is no longer in print. It's a standard reference in its field, however, and should be available from your local library.—MOTHER.) The practical applications we suggest have been worked out over four years of raising chickens organically, and we're passing them on with the hope that they'll work as well for you as they have for us. It's a pretty good bet that they will. Winter your birds on a well-balanced ration—plus all your table scraps, produce parings, and eggshells, with maybe a bucket of sprouts now and then—and don't be surprised if you end up with the healthiest flock in your neighborhood!

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  • Dave 6/24/2009 11:06:17 PM

    Will someone at Mother puh-lease check the html for this article? The whole thing shows up as one big link.

  • dominic 1/11/2008 8:45:10 AM

    i want you to send me every latest information chikens.

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