I mix and feed my chickens: corn in whole kernels, oats, wheat, rapeseed, soya and rye seed. I also add the dried and powdered eggshells and another tad of calcium and minerals especially made for farm animals. They get to run around the open yard once a day for about an hour to get some green grass, clover and any insects, ants, worms and spiders they may find. They get tomatos, potatos, peas, apples, cucumbers and watermelon leftovers and peelings as they come up in the kitchen and any tomatos or apples that are not pretty enough to eat ourselves. They lay daily and get only water from the well, no chlorine or flouride water from the city.
Winter is coming and we will see if the 5 cm thick insulation in the coop keeps them happy enough to keep laying.
Winter is coming and we will see if the 5 cm thick insulation in the coop keeps them happy enough to keep laying.