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Alternative Chicken feed

millet_grainFor those who are looking to reduce their dependence on corn and soybean based feeds. There are a number of online sources on alternative chicken feed formulation for small producers.

Lionsgrip has a good introduction and details on alternatives at  http://www.lionsgrip.com/intro.html

Energyfarms.net has a list of % of protein by wt. of various food sources such as earthworms 28%, dried peas and beans 24%, and sunflower seed 26%. Interestingly duckweed is listed as 50%. They also have a homegrown recipe mix of Peredovik Sungflowers seeds, Sorghum, Millet, and Ground corn.

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