We live at 8'000 elev. in Colorado and we keep about 40-chickens and sell their eggs to cover our feed costs and to provide a better product for ourselves and our dogs.We also have a large flock of ducks and geese (to sell the eggs also and for meat), a dozen goats, nine sheep all ewes and two miniature donkeys (we had to sell the other full-sized ones).

Try taking that grain and spouting it, it's alittle bit of work but well worth it for the chickens and your family.

http://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/sprouting-seeds.html