Complementary and alternative medicines such as tea tree (melaleuca) oil have become increasingly popular in recent decades. This essential oil has been used for almost 100 years in Australia but is now available worldwide both as neat oil and as an active component in an array of products.
Conventional Grain and Legume Feeds for Chickens. Most grains in commercial feed for poultry (corn, legumes, and small grains such as wheat, rye, oats and barley) are easy for the homesteader to grow. I grow âHickory King,â a. vigorous, large-ear feed corn.
These birds primarily feed on small insects, lizards, and seeds. These insects often include worms, cockroaches, bees, bugs or flies. These birds also rely on grains, corns, barley, wheat, or sorghum for their daily feed. Grains play a pivotal role in the digestion process of these chickens.