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.
Chickens love green feeds, such as grass, clover and alfalfa. You can preserve grass or other crops ... In a time of economic constriction, a home poultry flock can contribute to food security â if youâre not totally dependent on purchasing poultry feed to keep it producing.y research has convinced me that whole comfrey leaves do not present health risks to livestock. Certain âpeople-foodâ crops also can be used as poultry feed: potatoes, pumpkins, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, plus mangel or fodder beets. All these crops store well in the proper conditions.