Need some Ideas

[7thswan]

We need something that will grind up dog food into chicken size bites. Large ammounts. I am thinking garbage disposal over a barrel? Food processer is too slow. Any Ideas?

[pancho]

Just buy dog food that is smaller in size. Most grown chickens are able to eat almost any size dog food. Young birds should do alright on chick starter or game bird starter.

[Mid Tn Mama]

Moisten it so that they can break it apart in their beaks.

[||Downhome||]

I'm curious as to why? Dog food costs me so much more then chicken feed Even the cheap stuff.

If your looking to get away for less, locate your local elevator and buy whole grains and they should also have poultry concentrate.

Should end up at least a third cheaper.

Ask about screenings, my elevator sells them for about what whole grains go for and only by the ton but some do sell them cheaper.

I made a hammer mill more or less from a old push mower.

Lately though I've just been feeding whole corn.

A farmer friend brought me 400 lbs of screenings though so thats what they are getting right now.

[littlebitfarm]

Soak it and just make a mash out of it.

Kathie

[7thswan]

I get large ammounts of dog food that is donated to rescue groupes(overflow). Then we pass it out to the needy. Quite often we get too much to pass out in a proper ammount of time and it ends up getting these black bugs, and noone wants that. But chickens would like it.

[PD-Riverman]

Originally Posted by 7thswan

We need something that will grind up dog food into chicken size bites. Large ammounts. I am thinking garbage disposal over a barrel? Food processer is too slow. Any Ideas?

This is what I use to grind my corn and have ground dog/cat food with it with ease. This is a antique coffee grinder. You can use most any type grain grinder, a chipper shredder, hammer mill. The easiest thing would be to put what ever you are going to feed them in a bucket with water and let it soak over night to soften and repeat daily. They will eat it.

[Bearfootfarm]

Mine have no problem eating full size "kibbles".

Even the pigeons can eat them

Save yourself a LOT of work and just throw some out there and watch it disappear

[7thswan]

Originally Posted by PD-Riverman

This is what I use to grind my corn and have ground dog/cat food with it with ease. This is a antique coffee grinder. You can use most any type grain grinder, a chipper shredder, hammer mill. The easiest thing would be to put what ever you are going to feed them in a bucket with water and let it soak over night to soften and repeat daily. They will eat it.

Now, That I need.

[7thswan]

I've soaked the food before, but it would just be easer to grind a large ammount at one time. I have over 75 chickens. Raised 5 piggs last year on the dog food and put 2 in the freezer just for us. I guess I 'll wet some down, try real hard to deal with the flys.

[luvrulz]

Do you have a Kitchen Aid with a grinding attachment??

[fordson major]

we ran a commercial boarding kennel for years and would feed the uneaten moist dog food to the chickens and pigs. any left over would be frozen till needed. even dry they consumed it with out difficulty

[PD-Riverman]

Originally Posted by 7thswan

Now, That I need.

Yea it works good. I have seen one similiar sell for $35 at the Flea Market. Keep watching Ebay. I been thinking about getting a second one to grind dried rabbit poop for the flower beds---been using this one. Before anyone says something we have several flower beds around the house and ground rabbit poop looks better in the flower beds than rabbit pellets laying next to the front door-----LOL.

[Bat Farm]

It's funny you should post this - our new farm dog, Frank, came with a huge bag of dog food we planned to finish off before switching him to raw. I think we may just switch him this week anyway since the chickens keep going in his house and eating all of his food. He's being trained not to chase them so he doesn't know what to do about it. Poor pup

[acde]

I'd put it in a thick garbage bag and drive over it with the car.

[julieq]

I vote to moisten it.

[MO_cows]

Originally Posted by acde

I'd put it in a thick garbage bag and drive over it with the car.

Kinda what I was thinking - put it between a couple tarps and run something over it to crush it. We might be a redneck.......

[pheasantplucker]

Chicken size...??? (about 7 lbs.)LOL!!!