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    Fodder

    Yikes! I get my stuff from a feed store, that radically decreased my price, I did have to go out of my element (about 50 miles roundtrip) but I buy a bunch at a time. Try to find a feed supplier/grain mill? That's what I had to do, and it was so worth it. Cheers -KS
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    Fodder

    I'm lucky in that I can get BOSS from the local Hardware Store (True Value), I also know that my Feed Store carries it, and I've seen it at Wal Mart too. I get something called: "Missouri Sunflower Seeds" because I live in Missouri, it comes in a brown papery bag, just like any other feed I get...
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    Fodder

    I've noticed with my flock that trying to "sprout" Field Peas into FODDER wasn't successful, BUT, I do feed Field Peas instead of SOY as a protein source, SO, take that as you will? (maybe put some Field Peas as free choice?) So now, we use 1/3 Wheat, 1/3 Barley, and 1/3 BOSS (Black Oil...
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    Fodder

    They drink less water when eating fodder, because they get more moisture from the fodder itself. Like you, I had a lot of "issues" when I started, including the mites... So odd to hear someone else who had the same problems? What's hard to distinguish in my situation is that I started feeding...
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    Fodder

    The way I'd approach this question is like this: "Are they laying eggs, walking around, clucking, acting like chickens?" <- if that answer to that is "yes" then continue. In my own experience, only feeding mine fodder wasn't successful, (they stopped laying started moulting, etc) BUT, they had...
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    XW Poultry White Rock eggs

    Hey Jeremy. I'm finally ready to take some of these off your hands. Let me know how to make it happen. I sent a PM. I'll send another. Cheers -KS
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    Layena Ingredients

    Yeah, if you look at my recipes, I put Fertrell's Nutribalancer in them, as well as Redmonds Salt, Crab Meal, Yeast, and Icelandic Kelp, all sources of minerals that are in regular chicken feed. I'm considering also fermenting my feed mixes, but haven't yet. -KS
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    Layena Ingredients

    Just because I like to overdo everything in my life, I've been mixing my own feeds, and have a soy free, corn free recipe that I use. If you want the recipe, I'll post my google doc spreadsheet with varying ones. What I recommend to anyone who is wanting to go this route is this: Sprout or Grow...
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    Corndells Extinct?

    Yes, this is something that I want to focus on once I get a consistent(ish!) stock of big birds going, because I do think that will be very important moving forward. (being able to separate the males from the females quickly to ensure proper nutrition being given to both) I've still got to...
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    Corndells Extinct?

    I've had the great luck of having a wonderful support system found here, (and the insane desire to soak up as much info in a short period as I could!) and I hope I can pass it on to others. ;-) We've learned quite a lot, and have so much more to go. -KS
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    Corndells Extinct?

    If I had to quantify it, I'm hoping to make a better hybridized cross that breeds mostly true, and easily duplicated in a backyard setting, I'm not trying to make a new breed, lol, but hopefully something that's more appealing to smaller time people looking for a CRX alternative. I've...
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    Corndells Extinct?

    To begin with, I'm not advocating re-inventing the wheel, nor am I going to begin to approach the dead horse subject on hatchery vs breeder birds, plenty of other posts/threads addressing that issue specifically. What I will try to do is lay out what I was attempting to accomplish through this...
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    Corndells Extinct?

    Just wanted to wave! I'll post up a much more extensive post later, but wanted to acknowledge that I did read the posts, been quite a cold cold winter here. -KS
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    CSU - Chicken State University- Large Fowl SOP

    I'm having a hard time finding an answer in the searches for a stupidly basic question. When breeding to SOP Standards, how does one judge if the birds are meeting weight standards? I understand that a cockerel is a male bird less than a year old, and a cock is a male bird more than a year old...
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    Corndells Extinct?

    That'd be exactly what I was hoping would work. I love this whole idea, hopefully we can make it happen. -KS
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