for chicken feed
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The move comes as UK poultry farmers face rising costs for chicken feed and energy, at a time when they are also being hit by an outbreak of bird flu.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2022
The ship is carrying some 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2022
Unable to find any buyers, she gave most of last year’s harvest to her neighbors, used it for chicken feed or tossed it.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2022
And he came back to America after the war and developed a recipe for chicken feed which made him a lot of money.
From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2017
Kyle half expected him to start scratching the toe of his shoe at the dirt, searching for chicken feed.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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