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  1. AnthonyT

    Do yall think I could use this?

    Cracked corn is very roughly ground, basically just making the kernals into smaller bits. You can still tell it is corn but it is just bits of kernal. Ground corn is more of a power and can be coarse or fine.
  2. AnthonyT

    Hog Feed for Chickens??? What do ya'll think............Miss Prissy?

    Um, hog feed is often suplimented with added amino acids. They are monogastric just like a chicken and they can't synthesize amino acids either. Hog feed almost always has added lysine, and sometimes methionine. Read and compare the labels of a good chicken feed and a good hog grower and they...
  3. AnthonyT

    Do yall think I could use this?

    Here is the deal with deer corn. Around here much of it is cheaper than #2 corn at the feed mill, the reason being (I am a wildlife bilogist and one of my freinds told me this) is that most deer corn has been condemmed for mold contamination (aspergillus). I wouldn't feed it to wildlife and I...
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    genetically altered meat birds

    Genetically altered animals and plants are not being made to make the world a better place, they are being made to make rich companies richer and give them a tighter hold over the market. Big agribusiness has the goal of totally enslaving the farmer. Ever wonder why Monsanto made round-up ready...
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    Colored Range Broilers (Freedom Rangers) processed at 12 weeks

    Uncle Hoot, what are you feeding your color range birds. Mine dressed out way lower than I thought they would, but in line with what JM Hatchery says they should be around. Seems everyone is getting higher weights than what I got. Mine were 3.2 average with the biggest just over 4 and the...
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    Acorns from English Oaks- safe for chickens?

    My birds eat pretty much anything that looks like food, but I raise color range broilers. They will try to eat blue jeans, shoes, you hands if you get them to low. If it looks edible they will grab it! I live in a town of 2,500 and there are more feed mills than you can shake a stick at plus 2...
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    More questions about meat birds

    If you are using the processor near Bowling Green they do vaccume pack. They also hand eviscerate and remove any pin feathers. I watched them do 600 birds one day and they do a great job. My 100 will be there on Thursday!
  8. AnthonyT

    Questions about organic chicken

    Every study I have seen on DE as a wormer shows no effect, no matter what the dose. The fact that it is supposed to work by slicing the bodies of worms and killing them is also quite interesting considering the lining of the gut is not exactly hard. If DE is cutting worms it is also cutting the...
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    Nutritional Needs Of Chickens? (Fun Project)

    Yes, kudzu beans are very rare, the plant hardly ever makes seed, depending on vegatative propagation. Kudzu is way underutilyzed in many areas for livestock feed. The stuff is great for goats and cattle. Kudzu silage sounds interesting also, and chickens will eat silage although it is not...
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    Questions about organic chicken

    Cason, just saw your post. I agree 100%. If an animal is sick and in your care it is your responsability to care for it. If the best course of action is antibiotics then so be it. I raise my birds without any meds but if something broke out I would treat it. I would then tell my customers what...
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    Questions about organic chicken

    All meat and poultry sold in interstate commerce must be inspected by the USDA. The USDA also exempts in state sales of up to 20,000 birds per year, but states can have stricter regulations. KY does not follow the exemption for in state sales due to health code regulations. Every state is a...
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    Questions about organic chicken

    In KY you must have your birds processed at a state inspected or certified facility in order to sell them. The state does not recognize the USDA exemption for home processing due to health department regs. Near Bowling Green is a processor (USDA inspected) that charges $2.65/bird, and personally...
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    Nutritional Needs Of Chickens? (Fun Project)

    Most common forage legumes are not high in tannins, the major exception being some varieties of serecia lespedeza. As for the warnings on feeding raw legumes, they apply mainly to the seeds - soy beans, beans, peas, etc which should be heated before being fed. Legume hay and pasture has been...
  14. AnthonyT

    Grain mix need additives??

    It might help, but I am not sure if it would make it nutrient complete. Look up on line Parson's square for feed formulation. Using it you can figure out how much of each you would need to meet nutrient requirements. Many of the nutrient contents of feed stuffs can be found online also. The best...
  15. AnthonyT

    Grain mix need additives??

    Any mix of commonly available whole grains is going to be deficient in amino acids, mainly lysine and methionine. They have to have some protein supplementation in order to do well. The mix you listed is going to be around 11-12% protein, and like I said it will be amino acid deficient. Amino...
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    Nutritional Needs Of Chickens? (Fun Project)

    I forgot, I have tried to get chickens to eat Japanese honeysuckle. They didn't seem to fond of it. I'll have a better idea in the spring as their new pasture area is full of it. It would be great if they take a likeing to it. Stuff is everywhere here, so much the deer con't even put a dent in it.
  17. AnthonyT

    Nutritional Needs Of Chickens? (Fun Project)

    Kudzu hay should be fine for them. I have never seen any ill effects to poultry from eating raw legumes, in fact they are preferred by most poultry. Read the older literature and you will find that white clovers, alfalfa, trefoils, etc. rank as the best forages for poultry. Even fresh kudzu...
  18. AnthonyT

    Alternative feed sources?

    Acorns should be fine. Are you talking about black locust or honey locust? Black locust are toxic and can cause poising in livestock (at least ruminants), honey locust I know the seed pod pulp is edible (taste very sweet, deer like it!), don't know about the seeds. Not sure about redbud seeds...
  19. AnthonyT

    Alternative feed sources?

    Not much oat production here in KY, compared to other things. I think most oats are planted for deer food plots, at least in my area. Pumpkins, squash, beets, swedes, carrots can all be kept over winter easily and the chickens love them. Good energy feeds, but low in protein. Just be sure they...
  20. AnthonyT

    Acorns from English Oaks- safe for chickens?

    Acorns should be safe for chickens. Turkeys eat them all of the time. Plus any chicken free ranging in my area is exposed to thousands of acorns daily, from many species of oaks.
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