Gender
Female
Activity Feed
"I found it at the library tonight :) Thanks everybody!"
"Hi my daughter is too i get lots of different grains if you can find this book it helped us a lot ! Its called Back Yard live stock by Steven Thomas. I feed mine meal worms and they love them and red wigglers they eat."
"I think it's hard to balance their diet without a commercial feed. I know it can be done but it's expensive and it seems harder than you would think.
You can buy corn and soy free feed (I'm not sure if it's wheat free or not) from Azurestandard.com…"
You can buy corn and soy free feed (I'm not sure if it's wheat free or not) from Azurestandard.com…"
"Others will know more than I about alternative diets, I'm sure. We feed our birds mealworms & they love them! Ours free range, so most of their food is from foraging bugs and plant matter.
I'd never thought about allergens going from a food source…"
I'd never thought about allergens going from a food source…"
So my daughter is allergic to soy, wheat, and corn. She reacts mildly to eggs but I figured if I could take those other allergens out of the chickens diet she could be ok with eggs. Would it work to feed chickens mealy worms or red wigglers, non…
Comments
Hello, I'm in Mesa, I have the Bee Oasis Urban Farm.
Thank you for choosing to join the Valley Permaculture Alliance, a local 501C3 non-profit education organization that offers classes, training, activities, tours, events and demonstrations on various aspects of sustainable living around the Greater Phoenix Valley. You can read more about the VPA on the ‘About Us’ page, sign up for our newsletter, and explore the many groups and resources this Ning “social networking site” has to offer, as well as customize your own Profile Page and connect with new like-minded friends.
You’re encouraged to browse the discussions, blogs, videos, comments to get a feel for our incredibly resourceful community, and to share your interests as well. There are many volunteer opportunities to assist with classes and events, so please let me know if you are interested in helping out when available.
We offer a variety of classes to our members on requested fee basis ($15 or more) that goes toward venue hard-costs, also to our experienced and knowledgeable instructors, as well as to support the non-profit in providing quality education for improving our health, our communities and environment. See what classes you may be interested in attending by clicking our events tab, and feel free to contact us with any questions.
Make sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!
Welcome to the VPA!
Stacey Lillebo
Outreach Coordinator