hydrolysis-a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water.
Grower and all flock feed for older chickens will cost around $17.00 per 50 lbs bag and layer pellets between $15.00 and $30.00 per 50 lbs bag, depending again on brand and whether you buy organic/regular. Scratch grains cost around $10.00 per 50 lbs bag, between depending on availability and quality.traw will cost you between $3.00 and $12.00 per bale, depending on availability, quality and size of order. Sawdust pellets will cost around $4.00 per 40 lbs bag. How much a chicken will eat is near impossible to say. Certain breeds, Leghorns for example, are not big eaters.
However, I get more than I need. With ducks, I can keep a male, raise my own ducklings, and raise them for meat. Letâs say a whole duck costs about $20 at $4/lb. I typically raise about 12 ducks for meat yearly, so thatâs about $240 of duck per year, plus eggs. Of course, my food costs are much higher than if I fed only 4 chickens.