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Grow sustainable chicken protein from table scraps

 
As you probably realize by now, I’m mildly obsessed with bugs. I have eaten grasshoppers several times, once in Oaxaca, Mexico, and a couple times in Santa Fe. Crunchy, high in protein, and easy to eat, they’re known as “prairie shrimp” for a reason. But a weird human’s occasional curiosity is a chicken’s bread and butter, [...]

Harvey Ussery pulls protein from thin air, and feeds his chickens with it!

~ Please check out on Harvey’s blog the latest on this strategy ~
~ A Crucially Important Advisory to the Reader ~
Harvey Ussery continues to innovate and add value for all sustainable chicken enthusiasts. The following article originally appeared in Backyard Poultry magazine and is now available online at his website www.TheModernHomestead.us. Some might find [...]

Attract and Feed Flies to Your Chickens

 
As I search and research sources for locally available sustainable chicken food, naturally my mind turns to bugs. Insects. High-density, bio-available protein packets that self-deliver themselves directly to the chickens. It doesn’t get any more local or sustainable than that! Providing protein is the biggest challenge for helping the sustainable chicken’s diet become more local. In the [...]