Chicken Remedy (Or, what to feed the birds when they are feeling puny)

Poultry and his nutrition (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sometimes my girls need a little boost.
They may be molting, it may be hot outside, or just because I want to give them a little treat.

I read something about this mixture years ago in an old book on raising chickens and it sure has worked for me.
A little side benefit is that it is supposed to help deal with those nasty intestinal worms (Yuck- but they all have them if they are outside at all).

I don’t have an exact recipe, but here is my approximate formula:

4 cups regular chicken feed
1/2 cup fresh garlic
1 cup olive oil
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup cayenne pepper (or hot sauce)
1/4 cup dark molasses

Mix all of the above with a little water if needed to make a moist mash. Feed the chickens in a bucket (I use those round rubber feed pails from tractor supply).

Don’t wait for the applause, they will be too busy eating!

Finally! Fresh chickens are rolling in!

Chickens (Photo credit: Allie's.Dad)

Greetings! I have the first batch of chicken ready to go. These are roasters and are best cooked by poaching in herb water, roasting in a sealed pan long and low, or our favorite- in a crock pot.

Don’t forget I am still having trouble with my speech, but I am sure we can communicate anyway!

These first chickens are packaged in halves (each chicken is split lengthwise) to make it easier to cook (and because they won’t fit into the bags whole)

This weekend we will have the smaller fryers. These are great marinated and prepared with your favorite recipes. Just don’t forget to cook them at a lower heat and for longer. Truly free chickens use those muscles don’t forget!

Update: April 13 We have fresh chicken again this weekend as well as frozen fryers. These fryers are air chilled and then vacuum packed for long term freshness!

 

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