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What was the problem with galvinized waterers? Are they a problem even if you just use plain water in them? Do they rust quickly?

I have been feeding my FF in a long chick feeder to my 5-week old chicks and it seems to be working well. That feeder wasn't working very well anymore for dry feed, because they started tipping it over and spilling the feed (they were doing this by 3 weeks). But for the fermented feed it works...

I would love to hear the opinion of those on this thread, who tend toward natural treatments and methods, on cocsidiosis treatment. I have read several sites, which of course vary from using corid or something like it immediately and sanitizing to just use FF, keep bedding dry and food and water...

I can see that more fully fermented would move the next batch along and have more SCOBY in it. I do love the ease of this FF, as I was losing so much feed as they got bigger and just kept kicking shavings and pooped in their dry food feeders. When I put out wet food, whether fermented or not so...

Somehow in my hunt and peck reading on BYC on fermented feeds, I didn't pick up how you tell when your mash is fermented. I thought that when it was sour smelling, it must be fermented. So, I see the 4 days you recommend to wait, but what are the signs of fermentation? Bubbles? When I make...

Are you talking restricting feed for chicks or adults? I thought that chicks in a brooder without a hen should have feed available at all times? Is that true only up to a certain age? Or different if you are feeding FF?

Thanks for basic info about BOSS. And I really feel better about my feed after this conversation about grain size and what chicks can handle, etc. My little brown leghorns are voracious. They gulp down whole dandilion leaves in 2 seconds, and some have said they can get clogged up, but so far...

What is BOSS?

Thanks for the information and link. I like the idea of milled grain, but I would think for chicks finer would be better. I might shift out the larger pieces (maybe 10-20%) and save them for scratch when they are grown.

Thanks so much, Beekissed. I will hold off on the garlic. I just this morning started a small batch of fermented feed. My chicks will be 4 weeks old on Friday, and I want to get their GI tract ready for the move out to the coop. But, I do have a question about the size of grain a chick can...

Searching for info on feeding garlic, having seen it suggested in several posts, I ran across this reply to Ariel 188. Is seems that both posts indicate you can give too much garlic. I was going to add a little crushed garlic to my chicks' (3-week old) water. Is this a bad idea? I give ACV in...