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How To Grow/Get Free Chicken Feed? Chicken Bed Protector.

 
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I am researching how to get free feed for my chickens. I constructed my first chicken bed protector and made a video about it. Do you have any improvements or other ideas?
FREE CHICKEN FEED - CHICKEN BED PROTECTOR
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I like your video! I know there is a Geoff Lawton has a video on using giant compost piles
http://www.geofflawton.com/fe/59960-feed-chickens-without-grain
 
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https://permies.com/t/997/chickens/perennial-chicken-feed
 
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Those are two great ideas for the chicken run.

Geoff's idea mentioned here is great too, but if you're limited to a run you can do a "compost corner".

I wrote about how I cut my chicken bill 100% with such a compost run.

Click here to read the article.
 
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Well if you're talking bringing in free chicken feed I have partnered with a grocery store. We get their throw aways. After Halloween is the best! Pumpkins galore!!!
 
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Nice technique. I bet just about everyone has, or can easily get, odd fence sections that can be laid down in the chicken run.
 
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