Re: Re: Organic hay for my chickens

[Guest guest]

Thanks . Gene is helping me source some feed.

Charlene

On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:49 PM, " Paradise " <paradisegoats@...> wrote:

> Hi Charlene,

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> Do you need certified organic? I can get non-GMO grains for you as well as

hay. A few choices available, no sprays either or chemical fertilizers. I mix my

own feed and if you don't have a ton of birds you should be able to do it

yourself.

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> Gene--does Buckwheat growers have a non-soy feed? I didn't think they did when

I looked at their product list. The local mill is looking strongly into carrying

some of their products.

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> > I live in St. and just got some backyard chickens. Where can I get

organic hay and feed nearby?

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> > TIA.

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> > Charlene

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[Guest guest]

Wow. Hadn't even thought I'd these possibilities. Thanks.

Charlene

On Jul 30, 2012, at 11:15 PM, " ryan2645 " <ryan2645@...> wrote:

> Try to think outside the box when thinking of a chickens diet. Grains should

be a relatively small proportion, they should also be getting fruits, veggies,

meat/bugs, etc.

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> As such, putting an add on craigslist or going to restaurants that serve

organic foods and asking for their organic scraps is a great way to make

super-eggs. I'll point you at Tao Natural Foods up on Hennepin and 22nd I think.

My gf owns the place and they go through tons of scraps from juicing, I grab it

when I can for our chickens, but I'm not up there that often since our farm is

in WI. Some people do come haul away the scraps, but not reliably AFAIK, so give

it a go, free superfoods for your animals and your eggs will be almost red!

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> Seriously though, the grain feeding of chickens, even organic grains, in the

kind of quantities most people do is absurd, in nature, they would be eating

very little of that stuff compared with bugs and vegetation. When I cut open a

wild turkey's crop, I typically find leaves and bugs, very little grain. Not the

same animal, but similar feeding habits.

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> Cheers!

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[Guest guest]

Wow. Hadn't even thought I'd these possibilities. Thanks.

Charlene

On Jul 30, 2012, at 11:15 PM, " ryan2645 " <ryan2645@...> wrote:

> Try to think outside the box when thinking of a chickens diet. Grains should

be a relatively small proportion, they should also be getting fruits, veggies,

meat/bugs, etc.

>

> As such, putting an add on craigslist or going to restaurants that serve

organic foods and asking for their organic scraps is a great way to make

super-eggs. I'll point you at Tao Natural Foods up on Hennepin and 22nd I think.

My gf owns the place and they go through tons of scraps from juicing, I grab it

when I can for our chickens, but I'm not up there that often since our farm is

in WI. Some people do come haul away the scraps, but not reliably AFAIK, so give

it a go, free superfoods for your animals and your eggs will be almost red!

>

> Seriously though, the grain feeding of chickens, even organic grains, in the

kind of quantities most people do is absurd, in nature, they would be eating

very little of that stuff compared with bugs and vegetation. When I cut open a

wild turkey's crop, I typically find leaves and bugs, very little grain. Not the

same animal, but similar feeding habits.

>

> Cheers!

>

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