Walk into a farm-supply store and the chicken-feed aisle can become confusing surprisingly quickly. Starter, starter/grower, grower, developer, layer, all-flock, mash, crumble, pellets, scratch grains, oyster shell, and grit may all be sitting within a few feet of one another. Fortunately, feeding a backyard flock does not have to be complicated. For most chicken keepers, …
