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  • From: Joan Vibert <joan AT windwalker-farm.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Chicken feed - growing grains for
  • Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:39:35 -0600

We are considering growing our own grains for chicken feed. Some of our
chickens are free-range (about 100) and some are pasture-raised (about 100).
Both are being fed scratch grains and layer pellets. These are laying hens
and not for meat. We have a great tractor for the planting but no harvesting
equipment for grains so would have to pay someone to do that.

I maintain that we would be better off to contract with a local grower to
purchase their grain rather than having to pay for the harvesting. Our feed
bill is escalating with each purchase ad its beginning to look like our eggs
should be selling for $6 a dozen they way they go through feed.

I'd love to know what others are doing for feed (and charging for eggs).

Joan Vibert
Windwalker Farm
Ottawa, Kansas






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