We installed an automatic waterer that has brass parts that contact the water. I had planned to put a small splash of ACV in the waterer each day for my chickens but I wanted to find out first if it would react with the brass. I haven't been able to find anything on it. I don't want to harm the...
I have started my new chicks on organic chick starter that has been fermented. I notice they don't care for it while it's moist...to the point of shaking their head after pecking at it. Once it dries they are all over it. Is the feed as nutritious after it has dried under the heat lamp? I am...
Posted to the wrong thread the first time...duh! My question: I dehydrate excess garden items such as herbs and collard greens. I get tons of collards and they dehydrate quickly and I crush them up and vacuum seal them in canning jars using my Foodsaver. I've found that I can use these crushed...
I dehydrate excess garden items such as herbs and collard greens. I get tons of collards and they dehydrate quickly and I crush them up and vacuum seal them in canning jars using my Foodsaver. I've found that I can use these crushed greens in soups, stews and rice dishes very nicely. I dehydrate...
Hi everyone! I'm getting my first batch of 15 chicks from My Pet Chicken shipped in during the first days in April. I've been reading and reading for several years in preparation for this new chapter of my life and it seems I already land on BYC whenever I Google about anything chicken, LOL...