Recent content by MichaelDJ

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    grinding mixed seed feed in blender?

    I "crack" not grind only a couple of things 1) Soy 2) dried peas. I ferment everything and they eat just about everything - very little waste FYI I use a wondermill
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Repurpose and reuse. in the process of building a 2nd coup and very large run. 1/2 of the coup and half of the run were made with boards from my recently rebuilt decks. I throw very little out, especially wood / lumber.
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    Reinforcement ideas

    Or a 00 buckshot. Seriously though. I have a ton of raccoons and frequently see coyotes walk by my coup and run at night. I've had chickens for 4 years and they pay zero attention to them. Seems kinda weird to me.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    7 from 8 yesterday.
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    Frustrated about the availability of chicks

    Look on the bright side. A year from now the market will be flooded with cheap laying hens. Hopefully they have been properly cared for and healthy.
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    What Dog Breed Do You Want Today!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    German Shepherd
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    Mill Food Recycler for chickens

    You just joined today - how are you affiliated? Your post is very suspicious....
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    Let’s Talk About Bird Flu

    Yes. It's very rare but it does happen. If I remember correctly an elderly person died of it last fall. Quite a few underlying at risk health issues.
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    How much do you need to sale.eggs

    Around here most sell on Craigslist. I would see what others are selling them for. Around here $6 - 7 per dozen, more if they are organic.
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    DIY Chicken Feed

    Thank you for your offer but before I converted everything to cups I ran my basic list through a feed calculator. A lot, but not all of my grains comes from Azure. As far as the fish meal goes it's organic and very high in protein (don't remember the number).
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    DIY Chicken Feed

    My wife and I used a scale and converted all the weight into cups, a very accurate scale.
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    DIY Chicken Feed

    There seems to be many "experts" on poultry nutrition but I've yet to see any real evidence of that. What I am seeing and reading is someone's personal opinion, largely based on commercial feeds and production. Below are facts that are pretty clear to me: 1) Chickens digestive systems are not...
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    DIY Chicken Feed

    No, you still don't have it right. Not mealworms, Black Fly Soldier Larvae. HUGE difference in protein. Mealworms are raised in China, often on industrial waste and sewage. The Black Fly I use are from the US - about a cup are given as a treat.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Been in the 20s here. Supposed to be 25 tonight.
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    DIY Chicken Feed

    No, it's very well balanced. I use a nutrition calculator for chickens. It allows me to hit optimum nutrition. Completely disagree. The mix alone is 16 percent protein so adding in the fish meal plus the black fly is protein overkill. My birds are very healthy, bright shiny feathers, and lay...
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