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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    Thanks. Unfortunately S&P is not locally available in my part of Ohio, so it's very expensive to ship in. I have however SOLVED the issue of some of my hens not eating the green pellets and strewing them in front of the feeder...I got a replacement for the feed bin strainer from the company that...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    Here are the pix you asked for. Last is screen shot of what I have on order from the feeder company...the part I threw away years ago. The chicken wire thing I crammed in there is definitely working well, but the feeder lid doesn't close all the way down, which I can live with until this other...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    Thanks FrostRanger. We often do a wet mash concoction in dead of winter but otherwise, I'm too durn old and lazy to fool with it these days. Seem of have solved the problem with messy eating of at least the NCO layer pellets by using chicken wire fencing as a part time substitute for that grill...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    Thanks for getting back to me. Last night I was watching the hens feed on New Country Organics pellets in the feeder and saw that as they went about it pellets were flying everywhere, not from scratching with their feet but just from the process of eating with their beaks. I then recalled that...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    Leads me to suspect one or two very bad actors in the flock who are doing the digging. Though the rest of the flock clearly doesn't want to touch the piles of green pellets once out of the feeder. Piles there right now, so I have to sweep them into the yard proper and close the feeder so...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    03/06/2024 Update, for anyone that's interested. Kalmbach does not track customer feedback. Isn't that swell? So I might be one of a score of customers who have had the same experience with this product and called the company (which I did) but it doesn't matter, because they basically are...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    The pellets are but one component of a mash. Hard to discern what is in the pellets themselves. I'm actually on hold with the company to (again) try to figure out what's in them that might explain why my entire flock hates them. Last time I called they just kept me on hold forever. Appears...
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    does a successfull chicken feeder exist?

    I've been using that first kind, with the treadle, for years. I usually have found I get that kind of rooting and strewing around of the feed with a mash product that has something in there a hen or two find they like a lot, so they root to get to it. And durn I truly hate to come out to the...
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    Kalmbach ORGANIC Henhouse Reserve - what's in those green pellets??!!!

    In my area of Ohio, the only 2 good and readily available organic/Non NGO/non soy layer feeds are New Country Organics (NCO - expensive!) and the slightly less costly Kalmbach Organic Henhouse Reserve (only avail in a mash). Kalmbach's feed is organic, non-NGO, and has no soy in it, like NCO's...
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    Going out to feed/maintain/..slip on shoe recommendations?

    I have been exploring options on this issue for some months because the slip on waterproof shoes I was using always cracked on me. Here is an example of what I was getting. You'll see dozens of this same build sold under various names and prices. They usually claim they're rubber, but they're a...
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    Help me get rid of my nightly visitors!!!!!

    Unfortunately, poison is the only thing that's going to work with that kind of pest. You won't be able to keep them out - previous post was accurate, they can squeeze thru incredibly small openings. There are premade poison houses (for lack of a better term) that you can get at HD or Lowes or...
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    Hens just stopped eating layer pellets after 2 years...any ideas?

    Thank you Mary!
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    Hens just stopped eating layer pellets after 2 years...any ideas?

    Using the lot number, the company was able to determine the mill date was 11/2. I purchased from local distributor sometime in early December, and have used a little over half the pallet I bought then. Been using this same feed for 2 years, but always look for an alternative when coming down to...
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    Hens just stopped eating layer pellets after 2 years...any ideas?

    I have a conundrum....my flock of 33 has suddenly stopped eating organic layer pellets the same way they have over the past 2 years. I've been using New Country Organics Super Premium (= super EXPENSIVE) "Craft Blend Green." They're the only organic, noncorn, nonsoy, layer pellets I was able to...
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    How to get chickens to use water nipples and cups?

    Just in case you still have a problem, I'm pretty sure I just switched to the same waterers you have. I went from a regular metal can to one with the same nipple mechanism. Just like with new hatchlings, you have to grab hold of a few of the hens (not all at once) and press their beaks onto the...
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