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Thanks great info. I bought the stockmans choice probiotic today , David Craig at stockmans advised me to mix 2 scoops 10 grams of powder with 1 litter of water for the initial dose , I was able to make her drink some mineral oil and made her a mash with crumbs hot water, mineral oil and some...

HELP PLEASE! sour crop Hello all one of my pullets is having issues with sour crop, I don't believe its impacted but not sure, i think she has sour crop. I've read that you can use mono-stat to treat this condition , has anyone tried Stockmans choice probiotics for treatment or is it Solly a...

My 2 cents. If you don't mind her feeding them offer her some feed she can put out rather than something you would not feed them yourself.I would be more concerned about there diet than some crazy vindictive neighbors . M.W.

I have zero experience growing chicken food or growing upside down plants, I was thinking leaf lettuce but not very nutritious.I'm sure there has to be something suitable M.W.

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Hello. Has anyone tried growing feed for the chickens in a upside down hanging basket. I've seen tomatoes and read that other vegetables can be grown upside down so why not for feed. It could be raised and lowered to allow it to grow ?? Any thoughts Thanks M.W.

I put 6 inches in my run and they have no trouble digging down, i Think the deeper the better. I bought my sand at a local quarry much cheaper.

vermiculite litter Hi everyone. I was just thinking about my less than fun experience with sand in my brooder and i got thinking about vermiculite. Why have i not herd it mentioned for bedding before has anyone ever used it it would solve allot of composting issues too . This is a link i came...

The sand in my brooder was great for the first three weeks, and then the amount of moisture produced by the chicks and the high ambient humidity the sand never dried out i kept reworking it in with dry sand but it was out of control. The smell of ammonia was terrible . I thought i had adequate...

vermiculite bedding Hi everyone. I was just thinking about my less than fun experience with sand in my brooder and i got thinking about vermiculite. Why have i not herd it mentioned for bedding before has anyone ever used it it would solve allot of composting issues too . This is a link i came...

i was not happy with the sand in my brooder, it became damp and i had a strong ammonia smell . I just could not get it to dry out. the amount of sifting sand and the damp smelly sand was to much. next time I'm going to improve my brooder design and possibly switch bedding hopefully have better...

What volume of sand are you tackling ? I was wondering the same thing. What about doing a tea ? I was thinking using a 50 gal drum or smaller and mixing with water the sand should separate from the organic matter and just pour off the liquid onto your exiting compost, or if it's well aged make a...

Now that the chicks are out in the coop and run the droppings seem to dry out better , much cleaner and easier to clean . OK I like sand again lol