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  1. Chopper923

    Moldy feed?

    Makes sense! Thank you. 😊
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    Moldy feed?

    According to the web, "This date stamp is not typically an expiration date, as most feed bags, including Dumor, don't have explicit expiration dates like human food products. Instead, you'll need to use the manufacturing date to estimate the feed's freshness." Is this the manufactured date they...
  3. Chopper923

    Moldy feed?

    Thank you all for your replies! Do I need to throw out the stuff I already mixed together? (New feed with the last of my local feed.)
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    Moldy feed?

    Good morning! Our local feed mill closed due to the owners retiring. We've resorted to buying commercial feed at TSC. 🫤 I picked up a bag of Dumor all flock feed, and I found some suspicious materials in the bag AFTER mixing part of it with the local, organic feed. Please see the picture and...
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    Keeping a Mycoplasma flock

    I haven't used Baytril before, but I haven't read anything on BYC where there was mention of NEVER eating the eggs from birds who have been given Baytril. 🤔 I think the withdrawal period is long, but I do not know how long. With that said, there are many people on here that I trust more than...
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    Keeping a Mycoplasma flock

    I am so glad I came here to see if anyone has mentioned the price change of Denegard. I ordered it in July from Jedd's for $32, and I went to place an order today only to find out it now costs $49. (Plus $12.95 for shipping.) Thank you so much for sharing the info!!
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    Rooster Only Flock

    Beautifully said. 💙💙👏
  8. Chopper923

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Thank you...makes sense!
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I've heard that about the pour on, which I happen to have. We are getting about 25 eggs a day, so that's going to be a huge loss. If they are on the treatment, would it harm the chickens if a scrambled up the eggs and fed it to them?
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Just wondering what treatments people find to be the "easiest" when dealing with scaley leg mites. :barnie We have 38 chickens, so I know it's going to be time consuming to treat all. So far, I've only used castor oil with a drop of tea tree oil on the 3 showing signs. (Slathered it on and...
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    Questions about prolapse vent

    Update...thinking this will be my last post on Hennedy's prolapse. 😁 (Boy, I hope I didn't just jinx myself!) She is out and about today, scratching away, with the rest of the girls. Everything is staying where it should be. 😉 She must have dust bathed yesterday in a container of sand and wood...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    Do you can it after 4-6 weeks? Or how long does it last? My hubby does most of the food storage - canning, dehydrating, etc - so I'm not very knowledgeable in this department. 😁
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I did watch about 5 different videos and read a few articles on fermenting feed, and what I gathered was it takes about 3-5 days, but I find 3 days gets the feed to have that certain smell and look to it. (I should have mentioned that in my 1st post....maybe it depends on the air temp? 🤦🏼‍♀️)...
  14. Chopper923

    Questions about prolapse vent

    Thank you! 😊
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    Questions about prolapse vent

    Update: soaked Hennedy in epsom salt for about 20 minutes. Applied antibiotic ointment and castor oil. This time, I could actually feel that there was a scab that was lifting. (It was the spot that I was concerned was poop that I couldn't get clean.) I carefully removed the scab, working slowly...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    You can use the liquid to start a new batch. I read that you can continue the process for weeks, some do it for months. The key is to keep adding water and food. I think the longest I've done it is around 12 or 14 days. When I decide to start over, I will take the remaining liquid out to the...
  17. Chopper923

    Questions about prolapse vent

    Hennedy's crop was empty this morning. I checked it a little bit ago, and compared to others in the flock, there is not much in it. She didn't touch her scrambled eggs nor the meal worms. Lately, when I see her pecking at her feed, she seems to be just tossing it around, rarely picking anything...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    I start with about 1/3 of a quart jar of feed, stir in enough water to cover it a couple of inches, put a cover partially over it so some air can escape. Once or twice a day, I stir it and add more water if needed. The feed expands! And you always want to make sure it's covered with water...
  19. Chopper923

    Questions about prolapse vent

    Will do! Thank you so much!!
  20. Chopper923

    Questions about prolapse vent

    I believe I will need to start treating her for sour crop. I checked it tonight - It's not very full, but what I do feel in it feels like a squishy water balloon. 🙄😞 I will begin treatment in the morning as directed the article by @azygous .... I have read that many, many times.
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