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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Rob, plant sunflowers, millet, and sorghum near where the chickens will 
be.  Timing is important since the life of the broilers is short.  If 
you time it right, all you will have to do is bend the stalks over so 
the chickens can reach the feed.  No threshing necessary.   Of course, 
you can also grow it, thresh it, dry it, and feed it later.
Today, while topping off my garden beds, I had to dig out some old 
decomposed rabbit poop.  It was in a big pile and bermuda grass had 
grown over the pile.  Roots and stolons were throughout the pile, so it 
was tedious work picking them out.  In the process, shovel full by 
shovel full, I found maybe 50 large white grubs-Japanese beetle larvae, 
each time I found one, I tossed it to the chickens.  By late this 
afternoon, they all looked deformed, their crops bulging severely. 
Perhaps I overdid it..lol..
But I know you are in Z7, too, and probably have the same grubby 
problem.  If you don't mind a day of labor once a week or so while you 
have the broilers, perhaps you, too, can dig through your garden beds 
and compost piles for grubs, worms, and other buggies.....Insects are 
total protein.






Robert Walton wrote:

> Problem is feed costs. 
>
> Growing my own grains was a dream a few years ago. I've always wanted
> to do it. It is quickly becoming a necessity.
>
> Rob - Va

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