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    Homemade cold weather scratch to save money!

    That's an excellent point! Edited to add: One of the reasons I tend to do sprouts in the winter is because they are relatively low-effort and I love having the extra greens in the house!
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    What color is my Muscovy?

    Thanks so much!
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    Homemade cold weather scratch to save money!

    That's valid and I'm glad it works for you. I consider my chickens somewhere between livestock and pets and enjoy doing things to enrich their environment. My area does get some very cold days/nights and deep snow occasionally. I mostly have Icelandics: The hens would love to free range, but...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    27F
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    Homemade cold weather scratch to save money!

    My method is to use 16-oz, wide-mouthed canning jars with "strainer lids" for the first two-three days, then spread into trays for the remaining days, keeping them covered until the spouts start to push the covers off. Beware of letting sprouts grow too tall if you are using one of the trays...
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    Homemade cold weather scratch to save money!

    I find the chooks love the sprouts as enrichment! I usually sprout in trays and then break the big "mat" of sprouts down into smaller chunks that I scatter in the coops. But you can also toss unsprouted wheat berries/barley for scratch or buy "scratch" from local farm/feed stores. Cracked...
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    Homemade cold weather scratch to save money!

    Over the winter, I've sprouted wheat berries and barley for my chickens. You should be able to source from feed stores, baking supply, or any bulk grain source. Azure Standard is a "co-op" thing that might have a delivery point near you and could be an economical choice. I've also ordered from...
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    What killed my duck? (Graphic photo)

    Animals are very good at hiding illness. I would think that there must have been some disease process going on to get maggots that quickly?
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    Worms in duck food

    I would be less worried about the weevil larvae than the fact the the grain likely is old or hasn't been stored properly and may have other problems in quality now?
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    What color is my Muscovy?

    Here are a couple of pictures of him.
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    What color is my Muscovy?

    Maybe she is a lilac with a double dose of blue? Here she is standing in front of my French white. I am wondering if instead of looking a bit "dirty" because she's about to molt, she's really got some kind of overall, very light, non-white color?
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    Some chickens and some ducks

    Birds, mostly (the eggs are much less complicated!) but between the hens and the roos showing color differently and all the pattern options, it is a lot! My first batch of Icelandics had so much color variation in the roos, I fell in love immediately. Thanks!
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    Some chickens and some ducks

    Here is a video of some of the ducks grazing on my lawn with a rooster cameo: (I have another reply in this thread with links to more pictures, but it is awaiting moderator approval.)
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    What color is my Muscovy?

    Yes, she was already grown. I lucked into the lavender drake and he's absolutely magnificent, though I have yet to get good pictures. (I'm told he does not carry blue and has only thrown solid babies.) As for the others, except that they all hatched this year, I don't know anything beyond what...
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    Some chickens and some ducks

    I have so many pictures! Chicken pictures on Flickr Duck pictures on Flickr Instagram
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