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    Does the drained fermented liquid contain vitamins and minerals?

    I ferment the store bought organic mixture of cracked grains and pellets( limestone, meat meal vitamins and minerals) and a few days later, the drained liquid,especially after reusing it, becomes gooey and mushy. I wonder if this liquid has concentration of nutrients like vitamins, proteins and...
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    No laying eggs,

    I'm very puzzled why they are laying very few eggs. I have 6 ISA Browns enclosed(about 140sq ft) with roof with deep litter method, they move around actively, give them 18% protein feeds, fresh water, no parasite, not molting. I have another 4 black hens next to ISA brown and they are free...
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    Dolomite, Hydrate lime and Zeolite

    Could anyone advise me on which ones, dolomite, hydrated lime and zeolite to use for deep litter method? I want to use for reducing odor and healthy way to make compost. I looked up online and found hydrated lime is more concentrated form of dolomite and zeolite is also good. Any ideas? Thank you.
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    What Kind of Litter for Deep Litter Method?

    I have 6 laying hens with about 12 m² run area that I want to do deep litter method. I searched online which is the best to use. At the moment I put hardwood chips and found not very suitable but maybe healthy way as pine shaving has abietic acid which seems not good for chickens, then peat...
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