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Hi @melbu23, this will help you. http://www.nongmoproject.org/find-non-gmo/search-participating-products/?catID=10 Hiland Naturals is the one I started buying and they have local dealers listed on their website if stores in your area don't carry it. I lucked out and buy from a farm not 3 miles...

I just saw him over on another thread. You must go take a look. He's quite awesome! :) https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/743394/chicken-mutt-club/1080#post_13468563

Thanks Linda. It's smelling a bit better today.

Ok, let me be honest. I'm a laboratory technician and canner, so bacteria and food safety freak me out a little (in other words, I'm very cautious). The only thing I've ever fermented has been pickles, and that had to stay submerged and in brine. That lacto-fermentation is anaerobic. How do...

I've never had chickens so I can't offer much but I did just hear about burrowing mites, which burrow into the feather shaft and cause the birds to pluck them out to try to get relief. Could it be that?

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I forgot all about that! We had those go around a few times at work about ten years ago :)

The way I understand it, yeast produce alcohol which we don't want, but which is consumed by the lactobacillus anyway, which we do want. The lactobacillus is present in the air but more so in acv which is why it's used. Hth and I have that right.

i bet. Thanks for your feedback. Your posts in several threads have been a big help to me.

I thought that might be the case but some blogs were messing me up. Thanks! :)

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I have seen two different methods for fermenting, several containers rotated out and a new one started each day you feed, and one kept going all the time, much like sourdough starter. What is everyone's favorite? If you use the second method, at what point do you clean it out and start a new...

yep, and climb steps. The boogers can get themselves onto an object a couple of feet high at least. I've seen them climb a tree stump and some got into our attic when I was a kid. *shudder* how does that happen?!

We got our 1x2 at tsc but it's in the back of the store, not outside with the bigger stuff. Our 1x1 welded wire we found at home Depot, much better price than tsc's 1x1 but they didn't carry 1x2

They do look wonderful!