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.
Bugs and More Bugs. Chickens do eat more than just pellets and grain though, which can be pretty handy for your garden or yard. Any bugs that enter their pen will most likely get pecked up and eaten. You should encourage this as often as you can, and even let your birds loose in your yard sometimes.