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    Whole seed Buckwheat for chickens (?)

    "Buckwheat grain is considered to have lower feed value than grain of cereal crops because of its relatively high fiber content and low digestible nutrients. Buckwheat also contains fagopyrin, a compound which causes photosensitization of light-skinned animals. High levels of buckwheat have...
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    Do you like pumpkins? What types of pumpkins do you grow? Any favorite varieties?

    We grow heirloom pumpkins for baking and livestock use. Connecticut Field (Pre-1700's) Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin (1800's) Dickinson (1800's)
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    Favorite Heirloom Tomato varieties?

    This can be a tricky one since there is not really a set time period for an heirloom tomato. Some say that an heirloom is at least 25 years old, some say that an heirloom is at least 50 years old, and another group of people say an heirloom dates pre-World War II. With that being said and for...
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    Natural remedies for tomato blight/leaf rot?

    If it is Blight (early of late) try spraying a copper fungicide on the leaves. Just keep in mind, try to not get in on/in your soil as it will kill some beneficial microbes in your soil. Neem oil work ok but you will need to spray in at night to keep from killing pollinators.
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    Trying to find right feed!

    First let me say that the closest feed you will get to a "natural" diet for chickens is a mash, crumble or a pellet. I would recommend looking into Blue Seal (there organic).
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    All-flock feed vs layer feed, and brands!

    Not as rare as one might think. Like many other people I know, my chicks and growing stock are not fed any "treats" their sole diet is their feed so there is no need for grit. My free range/ pasture raised birds have access to natural/ native soil so, they get all the grit they may need. Now my...
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    All-flock feed vs layer feed, and brands!

    Actually, if you're feeding solely a mash, crumble or pellet and no supplemental feeding of anything else you do not need to offer supplemental grit. Between the saliva, crop, proventriculus and ventriculus chickens are more than able to break down these feeds without a supplemental grit.
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