5 Things To Feed Your Chickens So They Lay Eggs All Year

Your chickens need the right foods if you want them to lay eggs all year long. It takes a lot of extra nutrition to produce a new egg every day. In this video I show you the 5 things I feed my chickens.
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[@randym490]

Farmer here. Great video! But just so people know the "people corn" is sweet corn and the "animal corn" is field corn. Both are fine for human consumption but sweet corn is much sweeter!.

[@cactusbug]

1. Black oil Sunflower seeds 2. Whole corn 3. Premium Cleaned oats 4. Puppy food (for winter) 5. Diatomaceous earth (for worms) 6. Oyster shell as grit

[@Anjeecm]

I noticed the she didn't show the puppy food. I have been looking for a comment that explained that a little more! I know this is an older video, but I've never heard of putting dog good in the mix

[@spiritranger9202]

@@Anjeecm puppy food or dog food is high in protein. Chickens need a lot of protein to lay eggs. It's a trick some use in the winter to increase egg laying because it's high in protein. Some even use cat food for the same purpose. She only uses dog feed in the winter to help them stay laying it would be a quick fix to get them laying.

[@tylertowne8648]

@@Anjeecm she said she uses stale dog food. Hint: look for busted bags in stores for a discount. My Tractor Supply discounts theirs if busted, a manager is the person to ask, cheap dog food can be found at Dollar stores too and again, ask about those busted bags. DG puts it in the dumpster. Grocery stores and produce stands will normally give you old produce and vegetable scraps. Restaurants will give you food scraps. Discount bakery stores throw out old bread and pastries, ask them to save it for you and always make sure you pick it up on the day that they tell you to come, otherwise they are not going to save it, this goes for any place that saves you free food for your chickens. Seafood markets give away oyster shells, put it in a feed sack and run over them, then use your hammer to finish the job. Grow your own worms, then you have snacks and compost. You also can grow meal worms and soldier fly .

[@escaped1534]

Kitten food is higher in fat/protein, and that's what you're after!!

[@valleysgardens6697]

@@Anjeecm hi from Canada, yaa,. Chickens love dog food...so do goats. It's because there's usually grain fillers, and protein. Meat protein, or plant based on they love it all. They need protein to compensate for the lack of bugs in their environment. Oyster shell to compensate for the grit and mineral to to hey get from the dirt. Wheat or hullless Pat's is better than either raw oats or barley. The coarseness of the shell can get stuck in their crop, so better to grind it or eliminate it. Lentils and peas also jack up the protein content.

[@casvyas3532]

It's my first time having chickens. I have 6 children and each one chose a chicken, they tend to their baby and I believe this teaches responsibility, but as the mama of all I'm still learning. Thank you

[@alanemaltese]

That's a beautiful thing

[@tinaschmidtsart]

What I like is that the food is "whole" and not processed, not ground down into unrecognizable "pellets" full of unrecognized ingredients. This is very wholesome and I can tell Becky loves her animal husbandry. Great job!

[@kimberlyhonea4225]

Yea but is the corn non GMO? If it is not, that’s not good. What ever they eat, we eat in their eggs.

[@kathyjohnson9465]

I use my clean cement mixer. I pour feed into mixer, then let it turn for several minutes, then dump in my metal garbage can. So much easier on my back.

[@sharilynchristensen6149]

This is a genius idea. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m having a hard time finding these feed elements at a good cost. Any suggestions?

[@MLKellow1]

@@sharilynchristensen6149 Yes, purchase Purina Poultry feed with all the 38 nutrients the chickens need to be healthy. I use the Omega 3 Layena formula because it makes my eggs more healthy for me and my cholesterol.

[@kajalmahato5234]

@@sharilynchristensen6149 Yes you are Right

[@ruthieohair4743]

I use a small bladed shovel to mix with.

[@marlareece-hall4642]

I was just thinking of that as I use my cement mixer for blending garden soil too!

[@louismiller7]

I had a bout 10 hens and a rooster when I lived in the mountains up in Washington State and in the winter which was about 25% below 0 , I would cook roled oats and mix bacon grease in with them and feed that to the chickens and they laid eggs all winter .

[@cherbessasparis3091]

🐣 Thank you Becky!!!!!! My chickens are laying eggs daily thank you to your recipe. I have 6 chickens that just started laying eggs for the first time in the middle of December, I collected 25 eggs. For the month of January I collected 102 eggs and so far this month (February) I've collected 56 already! People are surprised that my chickens are laying eggs in the Winter. I tell them I have secret feed. 😉 Thank you again for sharing all of your great knowledge on chickens.

[@nossa8335]

Can you write the ingredients so that I can translate them

[@mereanakopa1361]

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[@carolmurray5794]

@@nossa8335 black oil sunflower seeds, whole corn, oats, diatomaceous earth and puppy food

[@olubukolaabuno]

For how long did you have them before they started laying eggs in December?

[@janethope2326]

@@carolmurray5794 how much puppy food did you add to your mixture

[@gingergirl4344]

Stumbled upon this video, I have been doing something similar with my chickens with soaking as a mash. I mix half and half oyster shell and grit. Since we can't free range due to predators the rock grit I found out is very important. Oyster shell is still good for the calcium but breaks down in their system quicker, while the rock based grit sticks around longer and really helps their digestion.

[@thalfis]

Another point on worms in chickens that I am not certain a lot of people know about is that roundworm, a fairly common parasite to afflict chickens can find their way into the "egg factory" of the chicken and get trapped in an egg. Yes you can find roundworms INSIDE chicken eggs. Found one in an egg that I had purchased from a local farm yesterday during breakfast. It's fairly rare as the bird typically has to have a sever infestation for this to happen.

[@UwU-Crew]

Seeing you do this with wedge heels on made my day! We can still be fabulous while we farm! 😆

[@AlexB-ve7yf]

Soldier fly larvae works really well. I saw a KZbin video somewhere that had a bucket growing and collecting them. I set up a similar system and my chickens have been laying eggs non stop - even the ones that stopped laying eggs regularly. Buy yourself a starter pack and grow your own. Very easy to do and the chickens go insane for them. They also don't need a lot since they are so nutrient rich. The eggs also taste a little different, and I get double yolk quite frequently.

[@glendaolsen9158]

Our chickens are fed organics sometimes 8umlus fermented f

[@FaithfulPracticalHomesteading]

To add calcium, you can also dry and crush egg shells to give back to them! I keep a pie tin (on a baking sheet) in the oven to collect shells. Occasionally, I will turn the oven on just until it preheats and then TURN IT OFF to dry the shells. (*Don't forget to remove the pan before baking! And don't leave them in a preheated oven at full temp!) When no more egg shells can be mounded on top, they are transferred to a big pot and crushed with a potato masher, then finely broken up with fingers. This is oddly satisfying! Any egg shells that weren't fully dried get put back on the pie tin for the next go around. I then mix the crushed shells in with the feed. Of course, the shells are also good for the garden and compost pile. 😊

[@vumba1331]

We did this when I was a lad when there were no oyster shells to be had in the middle of Africa. Also in 1956 there weren't many convenience stores around in the bush either!

[@amandacurtis7245]

We add the shells to a quart size ziplock bag and hand crush then keep in the fridge next to the eggs themselves. Eventually we transfer to a tin or sheet to fry in the oven or even lay out on paper plates to dry

[@Indifferent12390]

My two year old helps me crush egg shells. He loves to help Mommy with this chore!

[@serenawood6991]

I got my first egg yesterday 😀 I'm so thrilled! Thank you for all the videos and sharing your knowledge! You have been a part in my success ❤️

[@BeckysHomestead]

I love how Homesteaders get joy from the small things in life☀️❤️☀️

[@floridahomesteader7983]

We got our first egg last Tuesday. They’ve been averaging around 4 a day. We have 17 hens and 1 rooster. Yesterday we got 6! It is so much fun going out to check for eggs.

[@mpack7820]

My wife and I wanted to try this recipe out. We have had laying hens for 11 yrs and just bought the normal layer feed. Well we have 8 new hens that are almost ready for their first eggs and two old ladies. (7 & 8yr old). Well the 7yr (Moosey) laid a egg once a month and just quit this Covid summer. So a month ago, Oct 30, 2020 we starred with our new feed. Here it is Nov 28th and we have had 7 eggs in the last two weeks from a 7yr old hen. The new hens hopefully will start sometime around Christmas. (We know this is her due to the color of the egg). We love the new diet. Thanks so much.... Mike and Kelly

[@nossa8335]

Can you write the ingredients so that I can translate them

[@Dragon_Fire_2468]

@@nossa8335 black oil sunflower seeds Whole corn kernels Whole oats

[@jamclibusmar]

@@Dragon_Fire_2468 Is all of the ingredients organic?

[@Dragon_Fire_2468]

@@jamclibusmar depends on if they are labeled as such. But most of the time, those ingredients are organic

[@kotasimpson4669]

@@Dragon_Fire_2468 Did she also say puppy food??? (Not being a turd; I’m hard of hearing 😅) i didn’t see it mixed in but i swear i heard her say it LOL

[@truthforall1303]

For people who are not familiar with grit it is important to supply your hens with grit AND oyster shell they need insoluble and soluble. The oyster shell provides the hen with calcium for the egg shell and the grit breaks down the seed in the gizzard Hope that helps

[@barbsdee3831]

I was going to say the same 👍🏼

[@rae_d5564]

So should the oyster shell be mixed in with the feed mixture and use the grit separately as she has done?

[@truthforall1303]

@@rae_d5564 I keep both grit and oyster shells separate so they take what they need only 👍

[@rae_d5564]

Thank you for clarifying!!

[@truthforall1303]

@@rae_d5564 no problem 😊

[@1970e300FANATIC]

Thank you Becky for not selling out to Purina and tractor supply like the-chicken-chick did. You rock!

[@Bangeristan]

2:22 AM.. and i don't have chickens...

[@MrTundraTommy]

1:49 am lol

[@thecatwhosawstars]

😂

[@stephskipcain4599]

Same here, but, I had chickens a few years back & want them again some day

[@jdjewellpa]

Get them!

[@anievemarks4809]

Yet.

[@ruthhyrahamilton4344]

Oh my God I love you! I'm all the way out in Australia and I'm sending you the biggest support and love. You're amazing.

[@Sstantial]

I found using a mini shovel (28" total length) works best for the mixing. It can easily dig deep and on the sides of the galvanized can to mix everything together well. My chickens love this mix and I am so happy to be feeding them this as opposed to machine processed grain.

[@granmabern5283]

A small pot from the second hand store works great too

[@jett888]

I have 51 chickens and anything to help the food spread out and last longer is great- I think it was you who said soaking the seeds helps be more filling and nutritious (sprouting the seeds)

[@sheidfamilyfarms2088]

One of my favorite KZbin channels! We have referenced your videos over and over as we build our homestead! Thanks for all of the great advice! Be on the lookout for our videos! You rock!

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[@moniquehurley5500]

I just love the fact, you’re doing your farm duties in wedges! I love it!!!! Thank you for your tips

[@staceylaine2372]

Becky your the best. I appreciate your input on everything . Thank you for being here !

[@aphillips5376]

Please post a ratio recipe for your feed mix. Thank you! Love your channel.

[@MormonAll]

Thank you for being you. Thank you for being a good example to others. We are not obligated to agree with others, but rather to be kind and helpful. I enjoy your videos and I'm old enough to be your grandpa, on a "farm with livestock" all my life. Thanks again.

[@jessicadurrant7344]

Yay!!! Im a Mormon too. Just starting out with chickens though

[@morehn]

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[@jessicadurrant7344]

@@morehn hahahah that's so funny!!! My brother is a missionary now in Nevada, because of Covid a lot of missionary work is done of Facebook. Check it out!

[@morehn]

@@jessicadurrant7344 haha thanks. I think I heard it on the Dry Bar Comedy channel, a Mormon gem.

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[@Cherbear609]

Yes, the health problems that so many people are having today is the lack of “whole foods”. So I will definitely start feeding my chickens this way too/ I’m fairly new to keeping chickens/ so glad to have run across this video. Thank you so much Becky. 💕

[@RickieLynn888]

What a great video! Becky, you are intelligent, adorable, and down to earth. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Now I will share it with a friend wanting but not knowing how to care for chickens. 😊

[@johnseabrook1029]

We feed our chooks (chickens) scratch mix, Ie. mixed grain with molasses. They get their other nutrients from roaming around the place pecking at everything. ‘Layer pellets’ from my experience, are about as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike.

[@primrose64au]

I am using scratch mix too supplemented with a selection of greens, rolled oats, weetbix, raw meat, corn on the cob ( people style) and other kitchen treats.

[@Marbarsuperstar1]

Becky, we LOVE watching your videos!! Thank you for sharing what works for you always learning more from you every time we watch!

[@jeannes4153]

I was born on a farm to a mom who was also a farmer's daughter. My grandparents were born in the 1800's. They ate sour cream butter on field corn of a specific variety that was developed to also be eaten by people. There are specific varieties of "field corn" that are grown specifically for human consumption, and it is not the sweet corn we are used to but this stuff was super delicious. I think it was a 149 variety but I doubt it's available any more because those ways are being fazed out. There is always dent corn (Reid's dent corn is super prolific and is still used today) which feeds deer and turkeys and while good for animals it is also used for masa (tamales and taco shells etc) and corn bread. In places where wheat didn't seem to grow too well (in the south mainly) around the civil war they grew lots of corn and cornbread was a daily staple of most household rather than wheat breads. That same corn which fed the animals also fed the people. Yummy roasting ears still are in my thoughts of delicious corn. We'd roast it in the back yard on momm'a's farm along with some chickens and have some steamed clams too. I grew up wanting to eat at the farmer's house across the street because they served corn fed chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy and this most wonderful sweet delicious variety of field corn (of course with sour cream butter!) for Sunday dinner. Blanche really knew how to cook! Her pies were the best besides mom's (and now mine). To make sour cream butter one skims the fat off of the milk and lets it get soured before churning it. If it's washed with cold water it tastes like regular sweet cream butter but if it's not washed with cold water to express the milk out of it it has a wonderful tangy flavor to it. Great on just about anything including just out of the oven sour dough bread or piping hot cornbread. I used to love broken cornbread with raw milk. A lot of the farmer's wives used what they called clabbered milk (soured milk- strain the liquid out of it reserving just the milk solids- add some sugar and an egg and use it to make kolachky pastries. With a little bit of home made peach preserves on top it was heaven in every bite. There is nothing wrong with fermented foods. I was raised on it! People eat yogurt and sour cream and drink cultured buttermilk all the time. And if one can find the variety of field corn that was created by farmers breeding it when looking for a wonderful table corn, you've got to at least try it before judging it unsuitable for people.

[@breesechick]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the recipe!

[@dwightherrington7793]

We also ate feild corn right off the cob its deluscious i still eat feild corn.

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

Thats what I was thinking! Thanks for confirming! 🌸 🌼 🌻 🌞

[@fourwinds4444]

Fascinating; we need to go back to those old ways. Healthy & delicious! Thank you so much for sharing

[@Cassxowary]

Human slavery is also still common, doesn’t make it ok in any way! HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

[@gardengirl2420]

Was so happy that this popped up on my feed today. I had leftover alpha alpha hay bits from feeding my rabbits. Threw it in to them today. Now I know that there is a really good reason to keep giving it to them

[@airbornranger879tt]

As a licensed F.D.A.Egg Packer. I feed my Free Range Chickens whole corn and the Hens lay all year. Whole corn is cheap and as an added bonus gives the egg yokes a bright yellow color and better flavor which makes our Range Fed Chicken Eggs sell in the store for $6.00 a dozen.

[@yvonnevu1909]

Besides side corn, what else do you feed your chicken. Thank you

[@rainyday7517]

Our chickens just started laying. They're such a joy to have around. 😊

[@merilee222]

It occurs to me that putting DE in the food mix will prevent bugs in there, or will kill bugs for more goodies for the chicks.

[@mystica8788]

Thank you for posting this video. I am a visual learner so this helped me tremendously. Now it doesn't seem confusing or hard to know what to feed my chickens and how to mix it. I wholeheartedly agree that whole, clean foods = healthy, happy birds, animals and humans! Love you Becky! ❤🐓

[@raychel3548]

Thank you SO much for this video. It is helping me so much to prepare for having chickens ... I can't wait!

[@sonjamoses6927]

Awesome video, Becky! I’m very very new to this so looking forward to learning more and purchasing your book.

[@patewok3649]

I'm so glad I came across your channel. I am starting with 6 chickens and really learned a lot from you. Keep up the great content.

[@teopolinakakololo2367]

Thanks Becky for the good information. It's really helpful. I watched all the way from Namibia. Thank you once more dear.

[@vickil6325]

Becky, although I don't live on the farm, I loved watching your videos and this one too. I loved the way you explained step by step and you don't hurry up and speak too fast. I'm able to enjoyed so much by watching and listening and learning how to care your chicks. I live in a city and that law passed that the residences are allow to have chickens on your property (no rooster). I've never raised chickens. My husband had raised chickens for eggs. Maybe one day we might but not now. Thanks for your well-spoken video.

[@hankcarter1021]

Becky, My wife and I fell in LOVE ❤️ with your videos! We just retired and are buying an older farm house with 10 acres and are going to raise Chickens and ducks and goats and are pattering our operations like you. EXTREMELY EDUCATIONAL! We greatly appreciate your work! God bless you

[@HalfAHandyman]

I never thought to mix their feed. Thanks for making this video. Thumbs up!

[@joanjarrette8691]

Love your video..tbank you ao much, we just bought some chickens so your video really helped us to know what to feed them.

[@p123york9]

Thanks for this great video! Just one caution: Inhalation of Diatomaceous Earth can cause respiratory irritation and, if inhaled in sufficient quantity and long enough, silicosis. It's not SUPER dangerous, but still, if I were tossing and mixing that food in a small garbage and sticking my head down into it like that, I'd wear a mask or even just a scarf or bandana over my nose and mouth just while I was mixing it. Lungs face a lot of potential challenges on a homestead, from dust, molds, allergens, particulates from burning wood in wood stoves or burning brush or trash. Since your heart, brain, stamina and life depend on them, best to keep them working at 100% as long as possible!

[@DIYSolarandWind]

Or just hold your breath

[@sofiaparker6382]

"Potential challenges"? Give me a break 😂 you are a sheltered city person aren't you. I get sick from going into town amongst PEOPLE. I'm never, ever sick from my own farm life. My aunt is a city person and she is always warning me about all of the potential hazards out there and told me that city people live longer than country people.... and yet she's the sick one needing hand fulls of pills every day.... Not me.

[@flowerchild777]

@@sofiaparker6382 They don't know any better and think they're helping. Just let it go, lol, right over your head👍

[@tomhill3248]

@@sofiaparker6382 That's because you're young. You'll feel it when you get older....well actually you probably won't feel anything depending on how reckless you are on a farm. Hard work is oftentimes dangerous work too.

[@victoriaheuman8853]

@@sofiaparker6382 is cool LOL!

[@nancyjohnson1781]

This really helps me out with my chickens. Thanks 😊

[@stephaniecox677]

Thank you so much for this. My chickens are a little over a year old and have stopped laying. I kept wondering what the world i was doing wrong. I really appreciate this video. ❤ Can't wait to make my girls happy again.

[@scottrayhons2537]

I think chickens slow egg production down in winter cause of less light and shorter days.

[@mitchellferre1652]

@@scottrayhons2537 correct

[@jett888]

Thank you Becky!! I give my chicks/roosters lots of greens from my gardens, their egg shells, and if I ever have dog food that gets a little old, i soak it and give that to them (sparingly) I also give mine coconut oil. I have chickens that are about 8 years old and they just had a chick about 2 months ago. They are still laying- less often, but they still lay.

[@tmanwheeler8270]

Time to put that chicken in the soup 😂

[@littlebirdie8526]

Dog food is a great source of protein and helps them stay warm in the winter! puppy chow is a good brand and you don't need to wet it down

[@su8111]

Why coconut oil?

[@rapturefox7068]

Wow!

[@jett888]

good fat@@su8111

[@nicolecarter789]

Thank you Becky. This video was so very helpful. I appreciate your helpful guidance so much. Love your videos. 🙏🥰😀

[@user-np1ch6bs6t]

I do the same thing but I use cat food in the winter and I also add safflower, wheat, rye, split peas, and wild bird seed. and oatmeal too! love you and your farm!

[@cindyallison6680]

Thank you so much! I love this video. You gave great information! I loved seeing your birds at the end. Please make more videos. I live in Southern California. I'm a city lady with a country heart. I have always felt like I should have been raised on a farm.

[@SWGX-yt5uk]

BECKY YOU ARE AMAZING I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS! Thank you!!!

[@donalegrand3553]

So called animal corn is Dent corn (field corn) & humans can eat it, I did for 18 years on the farm. So called People corn is A sweet corn that is used as a vegetable instead of a grain. We planted dent corn in march for animal feed & Sweet corn in may with all the other vegetables. So the dent corn was ripe (readly to eat) before the sweet corn & we picked it until the sweet corn came in(ripen). The little bit of dent corn that we picked ripe, instead of letting dry was small compared to the 4 acres that we planted. I understand you are working with people who have never been near or on a farm.

[@shaylajay190]

I always loved the field corn when a child because it was big and filling...with lots of butter is as good as sweet corn to me....here in east Texas, field corn seems to do better than sweet corn...✌️❤️💥😇🖖🇧🇯

[@FaithfulPracticalHomesteading]

Field corn can be ground to make corn flour! I just got a grain mill and can't wait to grind up some "deer corn"! On that same vein, I wonder if the horse oats can be ground into flour. I just purchased 50lbs of wheat berries and they weren't cheap!

[@FaithfulPracticalHomesteading]

I just answered my own question... Horse oats have the hull, which apparently, is difficult to remove in bulk.

[@jennytaylor1426]

You have been a wonderful teacher for me and I think you are darling.

[@bessiebarouta4010]

I love to hear and watch you caring for your chickens. You look like you are in a countryside. I wish I can visit you one day to learn from you about chickens. You made it all so interesting. I live in UK, and it is so far away to visit your farm. But who knows!!! Bless you and bless your farm.

[@jillywells1232]

Thank you for sharing this Becky, and for another wonderful video. I learn so much from you! I am going to try this recipe! 💛🐓💛

[@nunnyabiznez3177]

Becky!!!! I love, love you and all your knowledge you share with us!!! I'm so grateful 🙏

[@Cassxowary]

Aren’t slavery-supporters so wonderfull. Gimme a fucking break. Use your heart and brain.

[@yvettechauvin3978]

Becky, you are wonderful!! So glad I found you on You Tube!! Thanks for the videos and information. :)

[@anthonyjack98]

Hi hope you're having a good time today

[@velvetpanther7032]

I enjoyed this video so much, it brought back memories, my great grandmother raised chickens amongst other farm animals.

[@fatimohammedkumai4117]

Nice keep it up

[@cowgirl2]

Wonderful video! Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I don't yet have chickens, but definitely considering it.

[@sillypetfarm8646]

Just found your channel and subbed!! Such a great video!! I just bought my chickens oysters shells, and Black oil sunflower seeds today! I have already been feeding them whole corn, but bought cracked corn to add into the mix as well! 😊😁

[@daviddavid-ud9bt]

Love the feed recipe!!! We are so doing this.

[@kimberlyneudorf2276]

I love your video and your voice! And you are so relaxed and friendly! :D These are all such great ideas. Thanks!

[@nelsonnicolas2951]

Thank you so much Becky!!....Lots of info!!!

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

Oh my goodness, Becky, you look great! I'm sorry I hadn't visited your page/videos for a while. My husband passed and I've also had to take care of my mom here in Puerto Rico. I moved here two years ago from Illinois. I live in the countryside. And I totally love it.

[@beareroflife]

My condolences .may ur husband rest in freedom💓

[@MountainMapleRanch]

What an amazing video! I had added cracked corn to the chicken feed but always wondered if there was anything else I could add🥰 I have chicks now and will absolutely run with this advice. Great video

[@ddmax3864]

Cracked corn has no food value. They have removed the germ, that's the most valuable part of corn.

[@n123456j]

Helped me lots. I’m one of your subscribers!

[@richardschmidt2430]

I always love watching your videos, Becky! YOU'RE FEARLESS! :) Thanks for all the tips and tricks that I've applied to my own situation....Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)

[@ceciliaescobedo5624]

Hi Becky, I've been feeding my chickens lay crumble, scratch, bread, and grit. Sometimes meat. However, you're feed recipe makes so much more sense... Moving forward I will use your formula. I love my chickens and I do want them to be healthy. You're so sweet.. and thank you for thoroughly explaining your process of feeding and why. Bless you🐔

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[@margaretleboeuf6765]

I wish I could raise chickens where... I enjoy listening to them, and fresh eggs are so much better than even organic eggs sold in most stores. Pasture raised eggs are the best tasting and nutritious eggs!

[@62madmax1]

Awesome video Becky, love it,

[@Deeelites]

I have no idea why I'm watching this... I have no chickens. But you caught my attention and I love to watch homesteaders take care of their animals... so fun. I am thankful for the fresh local farm eggs I get delivered every week. Someday I'd like to try having chickens... I just can't imagine walking out in 20 - 30 below here in Minnesota taking care of them in winter! 😳🤣 I need to move...

[@ritabrunetti381]

I'm back looking at this particular video. I would like to educate my daughter about her grown chickens. Is it weird, I feel for those hens. I might get involved with raising them too. Thanks for the video!!

[@toimercadel7346]

Thanks for the video! Great information. How long does that mixed container of food last?

[@rutam51]

Have been lookin for channel like dis to help me no de proper food to feed my birds as a bignner. Glad 😊 I came across ur channel. Very educative n informative channel... Tanx so much Becky....🙏🙏🙏

[@JuanSandoval-lp5ks]

I love your vids thank you so much. My chickens are doing great and living healthy due to your info. God bless you Becky.

[@brent9516]

I've had chickens and ducks for over 10 years. The only way for me to keep my hens laying year round is to provide supplimentle lighting. I have to extend the day light hours for my hens so they are getting 10 hours of light. This can be easily done with a low watt bulb on a timer right in the hen house. Good luck. Oh by the way if you wait to long and the hens stop laying it could take a few weeks of extended light to get them back on track. It's not an over night fix.

[@rwatts2155]

I've heard that you can keep your hens laying during the late fall and winter by keeping the lights turned on. That is fine if you keep the hens as stock. I only have four hens and 6 ducks and I see them as pets first and I prefer to let them follow their natural laying cycle. I may get fewer eggs in the winter but I stock up in the summer by freezing the eggs in cupcake tins and then zip lock freezer bags and use the eggs for scrambled eggs, baking, and sauces such as Hollandaise. The frozen eggs work just as well as the fresh in poached and hardboiled etc. and I feel more comfortable that I am giving my hens the best natural care that I can.

[@RevSue1]

Another way to preserve your flush harvesting is by waterglassing.

[@sofiaparker6382]

I've heard that manipulating the light to make them lay year round makes them stop laying at a younger age and shortens their life span. I just let my chickens lay when they want to and keep it that way. I would rather forfeit some eggs than forfeit my girls. I love them dearly and want them to live a long happy life. Right now I'm getting 14 to 15 eggs every day from my 16 girls. They lay a few double yolkers every week too. I have several regular egg customers but I am also planning to freeze a few flats full my family for winter time.

[@datgirlmeredith5370]

Brent G I have a question. I want to get chickens but do you think they are easy to take care of?

[@gjh42]

My wife has gotten eggs through the winter (maybe half as many as in summer) without any lighting, in upstate NY. She does give them warm water in cold weather; they seem to love that.

[@ramirezm707]

Hi! Thanks for ths awesome info!! I bought my Ameraucanas at my local Western Farm Store on the 5th of May. How soon can i introduce that mix to them?

[@designmasters1073]

love the tips. Better food, makes better food for us! Thank you from Texas

[@sharonweir5570]

Thank you for this video. We made this for our chickens today.

[@shadowdancer1412]

Yes, we plant corn here in S.D. We call it field corn. It’s not for people to eat off the ear; it’s added to many foods.

[@dakota_farmer6141]

South Dakota here too...Field corn and sweet corn.. and we can spot the difference just by looking at the plant..🌽😏

[@DM-jf3lg]

@@dakota_farmer6141 Sooo... I have a question. I’ve heard that when the farmers started growing corn for ethanol, to put into gasoline. It caused the price of feed corn for live stock to go up. Thus causing the price of beef, pork and chicken to go up. Has this been your experience? I do know that when ethanol is added to gasoline it causes the vehicle to get less gas mileage.

[@saileencruileen2163]

I can tell you love your animals!! God bless you and your homestead!! :-)

[@guardemdog]

No, she is encouraging pure torture. If hens are not given a break from laying they get egg bound. Any avien vet will tell you that. Chickens evolved to lay just a dozen or so a year, then they bred them to lay 300 a year. The poor animals are the most abused creatures. Our hens take a good long winter break. We aren't so greedy we need eggs all the time. Most small egg producers in our area give their hens a break.

[@andreawilliams3473]

This video I have sent to so many people!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@BeckysHomestead]

Your so welcome, I’m happy to help☀️❤️☀️

[@jeanburgin160]

great tutorial ... and recipe. Many thanks.

[@graceomalleygrimm9776]

Hey Becky, thanks for the new trick. Last year we added a heat lamp to our barn, and that helped they lay all year, as well as helping them stay warmer in the winter weather. How long does your feed last you? And do you give them more in the winter to help provide them with more energy in the winter time? Again, thanks for this wonderful recipe. I will be trying it with our ladies.

[@Cassxowary]

Give them actual nutritious quality food and lots of love and respect and cuddles and !most importantly! LEAVE THEIR EGGS ALONE, THEY BELONG TO THEM!

[@adrienneboudreau1151]

Thank you Becky! I absolutely love your videos! Our chickens are almost a year old, and we just bought these items so that they continue to lay eggs during the winter. :)

[@Cassxowary]

As long as you leave their eggs alone because they belong to them!

[@mamamoneysaver]

Love it! Thank You!!! I am definitely going to try this❤️

[@conrad13579]

Really informative chicken feed video. Best I've seen so far.

[@philiplewis5423]

so about 4 parts oats, 2 parts corn, 3 parts sunflower seeds, and some Diatomaceous earth for the base mix. Supplement with oyster shell, grit, and alfalfa. as needed yes?

[@mlgb112026]

Thanks

[@kitikatter]

@@sonyia7521 Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. I love it, the only thing that can kill fleas IN THE EGG!. Its sharp edges (microscopic) cuts the shell. Given to animals as wormer instead of chemicals. Humans too, if you human grade.

[@sleepy580]

She also mentioned puppy food

[@pablosolis6385]

I also add some rabbit pellets in it

[@parmbirdhaliwal6311]

Yes

[@sharonkemp1085]

Thank you Becky for the advice on the feed mix it is really working for my chickens they are young and starting to lay on the regular now the eggs shells are nice and firm

[@JohnSmith-en2st]

Feed back the eggs to the chicken's also

[@JohnSmith-en2st]

My shells so hard they can't crack them on there own they wait for me they will eat shells and all

[@aderonkeajayi3627]

I love the way you showed them to everyone to see

[@janetdufresne4448]

I subscribed. I'm getting chickensin the spring to raise . We raised them when I was young and enjoyed the benefits.

[@CliffordBustria]

Thanks Becky

[@TomBTerrific]

I use to watch you years ago. Happy to see your still at it. Your enthusiastic presentations are a joy to watch.

[@Cassxowary]

Joy for white people supporting slavery.

[@Cassxowary]

And it’s you’re. Your is belonging to you, you’re is a contraction of you are.

[@jesselore6374]

Very informative and enjoyable to watch. Thanks for the great information and presentation.

[@davinbartell8841]

I sure appreciate your tutorial on this important subject you presented very well!

[@tmpopson1]

Thank you for the tips! I have had chickens over the years and never thought to mix my own food. These girls are near the end of egg production. Hopefully I can get a few more years out of them modifying their food. The Diamacious(sp) Earth is also great for keeping mites down. I have a big problem with that.

[@skidmarkscar9082]

Daylight hours determine egg laying term. Once you get less that 15-16, hours sunlight per day, laying will slow.

[@buffalopatriot]

Very informative. Thanks Becky.

[@sharonweir5570]

My chickens are loving this feed!