I feed mine wheat and barley s prouts and the grains that did not sprout that I put acv on started at about two weeks and have have Ben doing for a year with great results they also get ff and have layer feed avail. All the time got 4/5 eggs a day all winter out of 16 hens here in co with no...
I use wheat barley boss to make fodder for horses but the chickens get the seed that did not sprout and a little fodder I pour a little act on top of the horses fodder and the chickens sprouts they all love it I use a tray system that drains into 5 trays angled front to back and use a pump to...
the most economical way for me to feed is ff i can add many differentgrains to it plus ican use layer crumbles to keep protein high enuff i also feed fodder left over from horses along with osyter shells grit meal worms for treatesmine are healthy happy and we get great eggs
i have 17 c hickens and use 2 5 gal nipple waters one in coop other in tractor tractor is 8 by 10 and has to be moved every three days coop built on trailer and can be moved with 4 wheeler but as soon as i get time will build another tractor for front of coop then i can move front tractor than...
i used 3 inch street elbows 1 inch from bottom no waste but put a 4 inch pvc feeder with a feed gauge so i know at a glance that they have dry food but they get ff once a day they dont eat much dry food unless i feed later in morning love ff and get great eggs
i use fodder for horses built rack for trays with 1 inch slop front to back alternating slop and holes in oppiste ends pump water with pond pump to top trays and let water drain down through 5 trays to catch pan i dont reuse water or i get a bad smell i soak with bleach and spray with acv before...
my home depot has the street elbow but you could use a regular one and a 2 inch pice of pipe i think lowes also has street elbows pliming supply places hardware stores some ranch supply stores i call cowboy k mart i made mine from street elbow and did not glue at all slid on tight and not...
feed them garlic and acv those seem to work dose depends on weight we have used garlic tablets on dogs for ticks fleas mosquitos use acv on horses for flys and mosquitos about two three oz per day on their grain or hay hope it helps
instead of sprouting try fermenting much easier less time more consistence i do both the horses get fodder the chickens get ff and some fodder and the unsprouted grains they do love it so i might up their fodder in winter so they get greens all year, fermenting isless time and space consuming
try a different type of hay sometimes you are allergic to one type of grass but not another i am fine with grass hay but alfalfa bothers me some worse than others
mine love watermelon but the first day igive them the end the next day i use thebowl as a feeder for their ff and use it till they get it down to the skin they also have eaten mealworns from three days old iferment their feed with wheat barly corn oats and black sunflower seeeds they inhale...
i use fermented feed and i have no waste or you can make pvc tube feeders that have little waste but fermenting is easy better food value and no waste and you can mix your feed the way you want i use layer crumbles oats barley wheat corn black sun flower seeds they love it
instead of using 3 inch elbows use 2 inch you can also trim the length to fit the size of bird on the out side if still to big you can put a vertical half inch pipe through yhe elbow I use this in my 4 inch pvc feeder in my coop tokeep them from throwing feed out try fermenting their feed and...
you could put notches on the in side of pvc next to bottom of bucket to make the feed flow or cut of bottom of elbow but should be a one half inch off bottom of bucket for crumbles i beleive
I ferment blk sun flower seeds and they eat them first and if I over feed the only thing they leave is the wheat I throw it on the ground and they clean it up later
feeding chickens or children tu rn em loose and watch what they eat look at the rateing on the bottom of buckets its the same on all of mine that arw white from horse supplements to paint they are made from the same type of plastic make sure they are clean and you can find food grade if you...
I hang mine about 8 inches off ground haved seen a mouse jump that high yet I also use 5 gal nipple waterer also so their isno water for the rodents either iuse pvc feeder in my coop up off bedding about 6 inches haven't seen a mouse yet my coop is built on a trailer but have ramps that would...
on my waters and feeders I use food grade silicon on the inside I use a 4 to 3 pvc feeder with a fuel gauge made of tennis balls weights and heavy gauge strin i can tell from my house if I need to refill in my run I use the bucket feeder with 3 outlets but have it hung cause I move it every...
ngrind up your old roy and put it in a clear glass of water and see what your feeding your dogs I showed dogs for many years and don't remember any good breeders that used cheap food all my heardind and conformation champs were feed a high quality premium food less food less waste better...
I put acv the cheap stuff on top for horses the eat all before grass hay but after alaf what hasn't sprouted and left over acv gets pourded over the chickens fodder and they clean it up after they finish their ff and mealworms try smaller amounts mi xed with what ever they like till they get...