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The Cheapest Way To Feed Your Chickens
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The biggest cost of producing eggs on the homestead is purchasing commercial feed rather than maximizing homegrown feeds that nature readily provides.
An easy trick to providing food and exercise for your flock in the fall and early winter is to build a compost pile in the yard outside your chicken coop.
It all starts with your soil. Healthy soil supports earthworms, insects and other soil organisms that are invisible to your eyes but provides a wealth of nutrition for your laying hens.
Maintaining healthy soil that supports these organisms will go a long way toward providing your chickens with extra food and cut down on the need for outside inputs.
For the fall and early winter, the key is to replicate this environment near your chicken coop,
Start by making a chicken yard that you can keep the birds out of during spring and summer. This should be connected to your current coop if you plan to use the same hen house all year.
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A good rule of thumb for space requirements is four square feet per bird. So for 12 laying hens you would need at least 48 square feet.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/the-cheapest-way-to-feed-your-chickens/
