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    Sportsman Cabinet Incubator 1502 Fan Troubleshooting

    needing some insight on the sportsman cabinet incubator 1502 this model is an older model from about 2006. Should the fan run all the time? (I can't remember) and when it does run it shuts off way before the desired temperature. I even turned off the heat and then 20 minutes later the fan kicked...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I picked some wild rose hips this morning and they LOVED it. Nice and soft from the winter freezing.
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    Root Cellar Old School

    Not sure if mine will be considered old school, but it's reall simple. To start.... I have it outside under the porch area so no rain or snow run off fills it but still keeps enough moisture in the ground area to give some humidity. It will hold 100 lbs of potaoes. I might add my first one was...
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    The youngest age that I have fed chicks is about 1 week old and I fed them chia sprouts. I only feed them enough as a treat to make them extra friendly 1 - 2 tbsp on a dampened coffee filter works great! But I also cut the green tops off from the roots/filter before feeding Something I've...
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    What are you thinking of sprouting? I'm lucky...I have a organic non GMO grainery near by with reasonable prices. And I get my BOSS from a local produce store 40 lbs for $24.00 canadian. Not sure of your American prices or the best place for you buy your seeds/grains, I would think that it is...
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    Finally: A Feed Recipe Calculator

    Hi nice to see another Canadian I've been doing a fair share of research into making my own chicken feed as well....not there yet though. Raising mealworms as well and crickets. Thanks for the link very interesting.
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    what do yall use to crack whole corn????

    I use a vintage cast iron hand crank butter nut grinder to process my corn. Baught it at a 2nd hand store for about $10.00, very similar looking to Matt44644's grinder The only thing that I do differently though, is that I simmer/cook the corn for 1 hour them let it sit in the warm water for...
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    Cheaper Organic Feed? - Lettuce, Tomatoes, Mealworms, Etc.

    I thought I'd share a link to "Foods with highest ratio of Methionine+Cystine" though I can't recomend any praticlular one. http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000990600300000000000.html I keep it simple with my small flock. I"ll sprout a tray of BOSS so they can have greens in the winter I...
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    Show off your roosters

    So many beautiful roosters!! Here's my Maxx... pic taken I think in September 2014. he would of been about 6 - 7 months old. and he is a Legbar
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    Yes I believe it would be by weight here is a link to a BYC thread that inlightened me on that https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/413596/ned-help-making-feed-mix/10 As far as the grinders I have, they`ve all have been baught at thrift stores, I just can`t refuse old cast iron stuff
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    I'm still figuring out things myself... so I'd be the wrong person to ask about the effect of flaxmeal. Might have to go to a different thread to find your answer...I'm just a new egg so feeling my way around still As far as what I've been using though is a manual poppy seed grinder, basically...
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    Thanks......I'm using black nusery trays lined with landscaping fabric. Ussally in the Spring time you'll get them free to take home your bedding plants. I also been using our empty coffee containers with holes drilled in the lid for the soaking of the seeds. I was using 4 cups of BOSS per tray...
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    I been coming by and quietly reading about every ones sprouting, fermenting and making your own feed discussions. I've kept thing pretty simple for my sprouting just wheat berries, for a little extra nutrition during our winter months. But this year I wanted to make my own feed and. to all...
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    Raw buckwheat sprouts/fodder

    I see this is a old post...but I just came across it. I've just started adding sprouted buckwheat with hulls on and adding in with my other sprouted grains.I'm not letting it sprout to the green leafy stage, I'm only doing it till the roots emerge, a 4 hr soak and then use it on the 3rd day...
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    Hello from Canada

    Hi everyone, I've been keeping chickens for a few years .... I now just keep a small group of about 15 and that number always fluctuates I keep Cream Legars and Lavender Orpingtons. I've for many years come by to your site as a invisible guest reading some very informative and interesting...
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