chicken feed

Example Sentences

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“Their needs and their wants are completely different than what we need here,” said Pamela Davis, 40, who was loading bags of chicken feed into the back of her SUV in Yuba City.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Costco even built its own chicken plant in Nebraska to combat rising chicken feed prices.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

That’s chicken feed compared with the 350 million tons of meat consumed around the world — a number that is only expected to grow.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

When he was the mayor of London in 2009, he told the BBC his £250,000 a year salary from the Telegraph was "chicken feed", adding he made "a substantial donation to charity".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023

In this church capital dominates and I don’t mean chicken feed.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson