Stretch Your Chicken Feed Dollar with these EASY TIPS!

Henlo! I am The President of Chickenlandia and I want to welcome you to Chickenlandia, a magical place where my pet chickens (and a few ducks) live an awesome life. Thank you for watching this video about how to feed your backyard chickens on a lower budget. I hope you love it! #chickenlandia #welcometochickenlandia #backyardchickens
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[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

The music in this video. 😂❤🤖👽👾

[@hischildjo4693]

Personally, I like these glasses! Makes you look more....Presidential! 🤓🥰 That is wonderful that this company lowered their prices!! In today's economy that's unheard of! Thank you for another awesome video of you loving your chickens (and ducks, etc)!! ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Right? I was actually shocked by that but I'm so glad they did it. Makes me proud to work with them.

[@malcolmpayne9517]

All I feed is Scratch & Peck feed. My flock absolutely loves it. They also get fruits and vegetables in their diet, along with black soldier fly larvae. It's not cheap, but my chickens are super healthy. I'm on a 287 acre farm down here in South Alabama. I don't free range, because of the coyotes, foxes, bobcats, red-tailed hawks and owls. I have a 60' x 60' man-made pen, with chain link top. Half of the top is covered with tin for the rainy days. I have hardware cloth 12 inches in the ground all the way around the borders of the pen, for the predators that like to dig. My coop inside the pen can hold 40 or more chickens easily, but I only have 22 chickens. They have plenty of room. I have roosting bars throughout the pen, as well as three 8' roosting bars in the coop. I have two 6' feed troughs, two 5 gallon waterers, and 4 dust bathing areas that I keep herbs and ash in. I also ferment the Scratch and Peck from time to time. It makes it last longer, plus it's good for them.

[@hummingwind8869]

Madam President, your eyeglasses are awesome!🤩

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

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[@kananda5975]

Had to tell you that this morning watching your video brought a tear to my eye because I really have so much Love in my Heart for You. You are Wonderful! so glad I found your channel! Thank you ! ♥♥♥♥

[@ShortbusMooner]

Wow! You have lots of green grass, for this time of year! 🌿 (I've used Scratch 'n Peck for my adult birds since I started- thank you for the tip!)

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It's all covered in snow right now and I'm soooo cranky LOL

[@nogames8982]

I ferment my chicken feed most of the time. I use the One bucket method. I feed 15 chickens and it works great. I only feed grower feed, never layer feed. I have oyster shell on the side. And they get the kitchen scraps. Yard scrap Egg shells, etc. in the middle of winter like right now when there’s a few inches of snow on the ground I also throw out some hay for them. And some straws for giggles.

[@lrg613]

I am hooting this morning! My Leghorn, Roadrunner, took two months off and laid her first egg yesterday!! 🙌 The Cuckoo Marans, Big Girl, took a month and a half off and I only got one egg every few days from the Barred Rock, Blackie. All hens named by my grandchildren. Praying Big Girl doesn’t go all broody on me again this spring. Last year, it was 6-week struggle to get her to eat and drink and she got so thin! So much for the “don’t worry, it’s only two weeks” crowd.

[@just_ducky_acres7561]

SPROUTS is a big bonus I give to my flock (chickens, ducks, geese) all winter. It also takes about 3-4 days to sprout and I don't need to worry about it freezing. They devour it in no time. I run a bottle a day for for days and repeat. Also kale, dried soldier fly, corn, sunflower seeds, herbs, extra veggies, and oats. Rooster booster in the water once a week also helps. Thanks for the heads up on the scratch & peck. I'll check it out.

[@dependentongod4ever]

It's our first winter with chickens. We have them on a feed from our local animal feed store. Every day this winter, we've been giving them treats when we go to collect eggs. So, they always get some black oil sunflower seeds. On the really cold days, we've been giving them some garlic bulbils. We also make homemade bread from freshly ground wheat berries. If we have extras of that or pieces that are a little crusty or old, we've been cutting that up and giving it to them. They also sometimes get some diced up fruit, too. Just, whatever we have on hand to give as a little treat every day. They seem to like it, cause we've gotten about 5 eggs a day from 12 chickens all winter long. The past 3 days, it increased to 7 eggs a day.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Lucky chickens!!

[@lucidmoondust5210]

I just fed my babies some very cooked and soft black eyed pea beans over their food and they went crazy over it. I fed them cooked rice the other day and they liked that too. So maybe next time they'll get rice and beans together! They always get the feed and scratch with lots of seeds in it but they love having some warm slop over it, beans, rice, fermented feed etc. this is their first winter but I think I'll do the same every winter. Also cabbage, acorn and butternut squash hold up better in winter and lettuce and summer squash, leafy greens and veggies with more liquid are better for spring and summer. They need toys too but an empty plastic bottle with little holes cut in it and filled with seeds etc. strung up for them to peck at is a fun toy, make sure the holes are just big enough for the stuff to fall out when they peck it. Also clean water and some space to run around and I think they are happy birds.

[@lrg613]

When it gets really cold, I put the fermented feed and the soaked scratch mix I make together in a large bowl but in small increments and replace it several times a day. I don’t have electricity to my pen. I also use ACV to help the fermenting process. Just a little.

[@heidiandrews9432]

I love your outlook ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

🤓❤️

[@nogames8982]

I love scratch and pick feed. And when I had three chickens or five chickens, I could afford it but now that I have 15 I can’t. But I may look into them and see what I can do since their prices have lowered a little bit. I might be able to at least buy it occasionally. The problem is I’m on the east side of the state and nobody locally carries it.

[@SusieLovesJesus]

I order mine straight to the house 🐔😊

[@blujeans9462]

Your 'electrocuted' chickens are so beautiful! ❤️

[@TheBullsGarden]

Thank you for all the great information Madam President, have an amazing week

[@hopehall-sanchez1913]

I have been using scratch in peck and yes, they lowered their prices because they did open a new mill. They are my favorite.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Mine too!

[@sallyeblen7032]

I tried soaking grains and my chickens would not eat it. I agree with you about just having chickens and caring for them best you can is better than most. I got a bag of cracked corn and had it in my garage for only several months had used about half way and it was all molded and had little bugs . gross had to toss.

[@marysolmedina9525]

❤❤❤love you girl! Got 8 bantams and they make me happy. Got yorkies and 2 outdoor cats...my farm😂

[@jackieskitchen1966]

Years later I am still trying to get our village to allow backyard chickens, once again we were turned down at the last meeting, their reasoning is that they are afraid people will not take care of coops properly and they would get complaints left and right about the smell. I am still watching and learning from you because we will be moving south of here hopefully in a few years, I will not make the mistake of being too close to town next time.

[@nogames8982]

I think it’s important to change up the feed now and then. Two different companies are probably gonna have different ingredients and different nutritional values and different ratios of different ingredients in their foods. So yes, changing it up now and then is great thing to do.

[@grammapolkadot2231]

Childhood memories of feeding the kitchen scraps to the chickens. They were pecky eaters, lol

[@scubahealer]

Your link to fermenting did not show up.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

That's weird! Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXjEXqOwrcelqpo

[@rosewood9839]

I have 4 beautiful, fluffy butt buff Orpington girls. I started with 7. One tiny chick (why do I always feel like the runt of a litter is going to live?) died overnight 😢. One turned out to be a rooster, and I live in a neighborhood that doesn’t allow roosters (guess he talked too much), so he was rehomed, and a bad dog killed the other one. I’m getting 3 more chicks this spring. I have a breeder that I buy from and I’m so happy with him. I can’t go all chicken math (😂). You have helped me so much in my chicken journey! My hubs is terrified of my girls! They untie his shoes, and he mistakes chicken kisses for being pecked to death. I can’t laugh out loud when he’s helping me, because he does help. My question is, I have nobody to help me and I need to visit my daughter, who is 12 hours away. I have a Great Pyr who is great at protecting my girls. But I need ideas on how to leave them for 5-6 days. Any suggestions? I feed them in a 5 gallon feeder and a 5 gallon water bucket with the cups. I’m worried I really won’t have any fun because I’ll worry about them the entire time. Ideas? Thank you for sharing your chicken knowledge. Brightest Blessings ✨💫

[@kp76333]

My good neighbors made sure they were secure in their coop each night and made sure the solarized doors opened each morning. I have a barrel that holds four bags of feed and a barrel that holds their water with nipples close enough to the ground for them to reach

[@BeckyTheBabe]

More bang for their bawk!! Lol

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I should have said that LOL

[@tamasitarod3176]

I feed Kalmbach. Seems like they have been making a mess with it. I have to clean up alot in the evening. Scattered around feeder.

[@teyrakoncitik7101]

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[@eddieabernathy5998]

I find that I actually save money by feeding my girls non-GMO organic layer pellets from nature's Best. I've tried cheaper feeds and due to the fillers that are in them the girls would eat twice as much so I didn't save any money. I find this brand be fairly affordable.🐔

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

It makes sense!!

[@mrslsix]

How long does fermented feed last, and how do you store amy feed you don't feed them?

[@morenothing4u]

How much grit do you put on your feed?

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

I don’t put it in my feed. I scatter it on the ground or you could put it in a separate dish. ❤

[@morenothing4u]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I see, I have more ducks than chickens. What I've been doing is doing is adding about a handful to a coffee can worth of grain. I use starter grit to 4 weeks then a 50/50 mix with grower from 4 to 8 weeks. Then just on grower. Do I need to go onto layer grit? My ducks and chickens don't have access to that size because they are on pasture and well the pasture is frozen solid.

[@jrose353]

1:30 in…. Please please please a homemade recipe video

[@tanyamickel1751]

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[@artrosear]

I tried the chicken feed fermenting thing before and it ended up smelling like rotten, putrid garbage :( I had to throw it all out! I'd like to try it again in the future. I'm not sure if I did something wrong though!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

What kind of feed was it? There are some feeds that just don’t ferment very well. Definitely try again but a very small batch, I’m talking like 1/2 cup of dry feed! That way if it doesn’t work out you won’t be wasting much. You may want to try a different brand. ❤️

[@christicostas5825]

I came to say the very same - I have had nothing but stinky / rotten yuck and I don't know what I'm doing wrong 😔 ​@@WelcometoChickenlandia

[@nogames8982]

I have fermented, chick starter, grower feed, and layer feed. Mash to whole grain. Never had any of it smell terrible. I use the One bucket method. Equal parts, water, and feed and a dash of apple cider vinegar. Just keep the same bucket going constantly clean it out fully every few months.

[@tomweber2711]

I make several different organic yogurts for a living. Every week we do a sensory analysis on batches made in previous weeks . I take those quarts of yogurt home and use one quart per day and mix with locally produced organic soy free grains. Let's just say my hens think that I'm the cock of the walk and have never seen a richer looking better tasting egg.

[@lrg613]

My problem this winter has been the wild birds passing their feeder by to eat the chicken feed. I had to wrap the entire 9 x 12 pen in plastic tarps, except the door. The poopy mess the wild birds were making was bothersome. One 40 pound bag of feed lasted two plus months but the second bag I’d hoped to make it through March only lasted a month with a scant two weeks left. Guess wild birds like chicken feed dry AND fermented. I am changing feeder and waterer. Tired of cleaning wild birds passing their poop out of the water midday.

[@micheleshepard4491]

Why doesn't Scratch and Peck have an all flock feed? I don't want my roosters eating layer feed.

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

They are just really committed to the idea that each chicken needs the feed appropriate for its stage of life. Have you seen the one that these folks carry? This is an affiliate link because I also work with these folks. I do think they have great products: grubblyfarms.com/?ref=welcometochickenlandia&

[@micheleshepard4491]

@WelcometoChickenlandia Thank you for your response. I did end up looking up all flock and finding that company. Thank you. I remembered you mentioning that company in the past as well. It would be nice for scratch and peck to consider the roosters as well. They could just add another option for those who keep roosters in the adult stage. Maybe you could suggest that? ❤️

[@anaoliveira8928]

In my humble opinion the other glasses 🤓🕶️ look better on you 😁😉😁

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Which ones? I have like ten pair. 😂😳😳😳🤓

[@tomweber2711]

More cluck for your buck