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    Fermented feed for chickens

    I just dont have the bandwidth this time. I’m literally knee-deep in guests and prepping for a seminar tomorrow with visiting veterinarians accross the globe, prepping for a international trip for a death of a family member, so this was more of a “brain dump from notes” than a formal citation...
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    Blah! sory it took me so long- Im talking into my computer and parrots are screaming in the background, but here it goes- Newer work using sequencing and metabolomics (e.g., Kers et al., 2018; Józefiakk et al., 2020; more recent Frontiers and Poultry Science reviews through 2023–2025) has only...
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    Yes- give me a second to go back over notes from previous years- we have house guests, and running around like a chicken with my head cut off and I type slowly- especially when children are here trying 'feed and pet' the chickens... haha.
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    That’s a great point — and you’re absolutely right, the caeca are busy little fermentation hubs. I didn’t focus on them earlier because, in terms of fermented feed, most of what people are trying to influence happens upstream. By the time feed reaches the caeca, the bird has already absorbed...
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    Im not wrong. Never talked about the mouth. Let me know next time you have to do 5-10 crop cultures a day for the last 10 years. Chickens already handle this process on their own. The crop naturally performs mild fermentation, thanks to resident lactic-acid bacteria, so there really isn’t a...
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    Ill chime in once more (apologies for typos): Fermented feed can work in some systems, but a few biological points are often misunderstood. Fermentation of poultry feed is primarily driven by lactic-acid bacteria (especially Lactobacillus spp.), which produce lactic acid and volatile compounds...
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    Fermented feed for chickens

    I tried fermented feed for a while, but without a garage to exile it to, the operation lived in the utility room (which is attached to the kitchen- open floorplan) — which meant my laundry area and the side entrance eventually smelled like a questionable science experiment. Tropical weather...
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    Favorite Hen That Lays Your Fav Color is?

    I ordered Prairie Bluebell Eggers. I was thrilled — they checked every single box on my chicken-nerd wishlist. Built my cart relenting over every last chicken breed. And then, a email of … “We don’t ship there.” Apparently my island exists only on postcards. So I crawled back to the one...
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    Corid dosage for young chicks

    I feed all flock, medicated for the little ones if available. But I also give pretty high levels of calcium (as we live on the coral reef), and add extra protein because my guys free-range and we dont have nearly the bug content as other places in the world. I was just saying that the op said...
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    Corid dosage for young chicks

    They said that is DIDNT have amprolium (that they were feeding).... That is what the poster said.......... They said it just had an antibiotic (and listed the antibiotic). They said they bought the wrong one. So I am just going by the the OP says. Edit: so to be clear- I never said Amprolium...
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    Corid dosage for young chicks

    Someone else can chime in here: Medicated chick feed isn’t good for laying hens because it contains amprolium, a medication meant for young chicks, and it’s too low in calcium for egg production. Adult hens don’t usually need the medication, and the low calcium can lead to thin shells and...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    Yep! Im making soup. Hoping tomorrow beings a different day. Lots of animals might not make this out alive. Poor things 🦎
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    4:25 a.m. — 73°F on the island. On paper? Absolute paradise. In reality? Add 92% humidity, sideways trade winds ripping straight off the sea, and you’ve got yourself a damp, airborne refrigerator set to “mild suffering.” Our blood has officially thinned to the consistency of coconut water, so...
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    The right gun placement to quickly kill a rooster?

    It’s always striking how many emotions come wrapped up in it. There’s never a right moment, never a perfect set of conditions. I always tell people the same thing: don’t do it alone. Having more hands makes the process steadier, faster, and far more controlled—especially if there’s even the...
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    Ended Some Poultry Are Red, Some Are Blue, But Let's Not Forget, They Can Be Barred Too!

    Funny- my crested cream legbars are: willow and hazel. If we find another tree name and another bird.... we have a forest!
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