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    Kentucky people

    Im so sorry ive been slacking on keeping up with BYC but we get most of our birds from rarebreed auctions.com and alot of other well known sellers marc sacre, dragonlady, fancy chick, and GFF. Were in Hawesville Ky feel free to check us out when looking for any birds i have Chocolate chicks...
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    Kentucky people

    Gardengirl, If or when your interested I breed English Orps and currently have chocolate bantam chicks and eggs.. Give me a shout
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    NPIP Certification

    I'm not sure if its varies state to state but I'm in Kentucky. You contact the dept of Agr and they come out once a year and swab the mouth of up to 30 birds depending on the size of your flock and they prick the underside of one wing to get a drop of blood and mix it with another chemical and...
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    Fermented Feeds

    And just to throw out there you can ferment the sunflower seeds in your ff itg boosts the protein levels...
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    Fermented Feeds

    NO! you cant it has to have some air circulating to it or itll mold you can cover with a towel.,.
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    Pasty butt - cant get rid of it // Also chickens are eating the eggs!!!!

    Are you leaving oyster shell out for them? For the pasty butt try worming or acv in their water!
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    Fermented Feeds

    The first month i only fermented the feed by itself Im now adding in a scoop of oats.. I dont think its a good idea to store outside due to increase and decrease in temp but im still a rookie!
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    Fermented Feeds

    I have only found it in the Heinz brand. but if i may add for those of you still undecided on which method to use i started off using the two bucket method and just ran into alot of problems if you add too much water it comes out between the two and it gets hard for you to pull the bucket out...
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    Baby EE with a crossed beak

    We had a goose with the same problem my wife somehow talked me into keeping it and letting it grow but he ended up being an outkast not a single other bird roamed or wanted it around! It grew fine but as it got older almost full grown it just got worse as it needed more food intake throughout...
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    why is my hen losing her feathers!?? HELP

    Post a pic ill try to remember to take the camera out with me when i go feed tonight and snap a few pics and show you what they look like.But yes they do hate them for a little while they always peck at them or try to get them off... Theres a few hens that have figured a way out!
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    why is my hen losing her feathers!?? HELP

    Give us an update when you can!
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    why is my hen losing her feathers!?? HELP

    They work great!!! That one looks big but i'm sure it'll work
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    fermented feed

    My birds free range but I always have ff available to them. like yours when they see me coming with the bucket they all come running and follow me to the barn so im sure theyre just excited its feeding time. as to your meat birds feed as much as you can get them big fast as possible if its ff...
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    fermented feed

    I dont know which method your going to use but i suggest using the two bucket method and always have an extra near by it comes in handy and dont fill your buckets too high with feed it gets hard to stir the bottom.
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    fermented feed

    Im going on a little over two weeks now I love it. It takes a little more work but i feel its well worth it I used to have two inches of feed on the ground around all the feeders and when you buy for as many birds as we do all the waste is costly. I buy 1000 lbs of bird feed every two weeks and...
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