How Karl Hammer Feeds 600 Chickens (Without Grains)?

When Justin Rhodes visited Karl Hammer and his 600 chickens he shared with Justin how he fed all 600 of them. HOW? Well with compost! However, what if you don't have 600 chickens! What if your compost pile isn't that big? What if?????


Well here's a answer that can take 100 lbs of food and turn it in 300lbs of food!!!
WHAT?
From seed to feed on our homestead we grow our own nutrient dense organic fodder!

To create fodder you basically take your grains, wheat barely rye oats, and by setting up a simple fodder system (we use buckets with drain holes) within 5-7 days of watering you will have a easy digestible rich organic green food that the chickens will love.

Sprouting amplifies the nutrients in the grains nearly six fold and increases their digestibility, so you get more bang for your buck. Plus feeding fodder to supplement your chickens' layer feed reduces your feed costs, gives you better tasting eggs with more vibrant yolks, and increases their laying productivity with improved health.
How could you go wrong!?
So you dont need 600 chickens or compost to save money on feed. All you need is a bag of grain and some buckets

Starry will show you the proof is in the pudding as she walks you thru this very simple and cheap way to feed your flock!!
And dont forget fodder is good for any farm animal!!!

BACK TO EDEN GARDEN : FULL TOUR EVEN Paul Gautschi WOULD BE IMPRESSED

Back To Eden Gardening Method. Gardeners are always looking for ways to increase their yield have healthier plants and keep it organic. For us sustaining ourselves on a garden is imperative. Its part of our whole off grid philosophy. So a garden is more then just a seasonal hobby, its a lifeline. Homesteaders, preppers, urbanest who see the need to grow their own food have realized the importance of setting up a garden that can feed you but not kill you! Gardening shouldn't be like a slave camp!

Self sustainability means thinking smarter, plannning better, being more efficient and setting things up so that when we are old WE CAN STILL SUSTAIN

That is why Paul G and his Back To Eden Garden Method fills that bill and then some. This is the only garden method that we have found that is not just no till, but is fully organic, minimal weeding, minimal watering, no pest issues AND builds and creates soils! Instead of the soil becoming depleted year after year it actually improved without chemical fertilizers! If you are serious about gardening start thinking outside the box. Back To Eden Gardening is a concept based on Creation. And we feel God doesn't get things wrong!

WE GOT EGGS!

For all you  chicken lovers here's a typical day collecting eggs!!!

HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS FOR FREE!!!

Having chickens can be fun freeing and for sure a great way to save money on organic eggs! i know we are always looking for free ways to feed our chickens so that we can continue to live a debt free lifestyle off the grid.
For us every dime matters! Thus we have to be creative with such  things as chicken feed. When it comes to the chickens we dont like to rely on  to much grain. Organic grain is necassary but can be very expensive so when we do feed our chickens other "stuff" we make sure lits FREE!
One alternative source that can be a option depending on where you live is picking clover! Wild clover is abundant in areas where there has been recent forest fires. Here in the panhandle of Idaho we have many fires last year. The benefit of the fires is the luch vegatation that sprouts. Which makes it ripe for the picking. We have acres of forest floors blanketed with wild clover. I simply take a shopping bag and when needed  go and pick myself  some free food. Some people may look at this as a waste of time. But foraging for your chickens be it clover or weeds or grass is a great way to supplement and save money!

Composting Guru: How To Make Compost From What??

Composting is so important for us and our self sufficient lifestyle. We depend on our garden to not only feed us but sustain us. Which means we need to be resourceful and creative in our efforts to continue to create a lifestyle that can do this!

 Thus when we decided to go off grid we knew the value of such elements as WATER. We have a spring that gives us free mountain water. That is valuable. And because of its value we certaintly were not going to waste it flushing our waste down a toliet.

Thus we implemented humanure waste management. This became such a intergal part of our homestead. AND it saved us water! We were able to effectivley compost our waste and after a year use the rich organic compost on our garden. The garden loved and which increased our yiled and helped feed us! It became a beautfiul eco system that continues year round.

Thus I created this short video to showcase the compost we have created and show people that it really is SAFE and organic and something you can do to!!