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Hey guys, been a while. I gave my chickens away last summer preparing for my trip to Vancouver WA to stay a few months with my daughter. Well, it became permanent in Sept. Love it here and am looking for a few acres to build a small house.I've been a rural resident too long to go back urban...

Quote: This is funny, because I noticed that some of my birds are not wanting to eat the fermented feed at all anymore. Then I realized that I was throwing out oats, boss etc as a scratch in the mornings. I guess I'll have to pay more attention to what I'm feeding. Edited for content: Also, I...

I make my fermented feed in a 5 gallon bucket. I add 1/3 - 1/2 cup molasses to my 1/2 c EM-1 to get the base. Stir in water and start adding layer or grower. Whatever you want. I like to soak whole oats for a few days and then add to the mix to ferment it. If it needs more protein I add...

Hmmmm, I'll have to pay better attenion on the protein levels. Mine is high. They are getting ready to lay so I'll be switching to Azure organic layer. I can get it locally now so I'm happy.

Wow, Neil, that's a honking big egg. I have my Blosl pullet and 2 XW White Rock pullets that are about 7 or more mo old and no egg. But I got my first egg today (even with no light) and I was thrilled until I noticed it was white/light blue ish. One of the two Super Blue Egg Layers. Born...

I've got to admit that I'm thrilled to pieces. I especially wanted the silver gene in the Blosl. The XW doesn't have it. This will give me one Blosl pullet and 2 XW pullet's. This will get me a nice start on my program. Pumped.

Just a quick note, Fred, I will be getting bigjohn's Blosl Cock on the first of December. Yea!!!! Now I'll be set. Thanks for your help in making this happen.

A great idea isn't it. RobRoy has a good one on his youtube channel

Oats take a LOT longer to soak than wheat. I start the oats a couple of days before the wheat. Then I continue soaking the oats and add the wheat for 24 hrs. Then layer 1/2" deep in a tray and water 2x day for 3-4 days. They go nuts over it. Kassaundra has a video on how she does it...

Wow, I checked out the site and it has grown so incredibly since they were on their farm. It's amazing. Worldwide, good for them. They were nice people.

It's spent brewers yeast. I remember at least 15 years ago, when they first started going big. They fed their cows on the brewers yeast and the smell in the barn was so intense that people started getting better on problems that were wrong with them. One of the owners had a daughter that had...

Yes, I like to ferment the feed. They are insanely in love with it. Also, since I can't free range yet, I have been doing a short 3 day wheat and oats sprout and they do well with it also. It's not too hard for me and I like it.

Getting into chickens a year ago, I thought that the best thing ever was pure bred. Now I see soooo many mixed, crosses being sold on the buy/sell forum that I just can't believe it. And they are so thrilled to brag about it. I did buy some Sapphire blue egg layers but they turned out to...

Yeah, I will start over on them this coming spring. Karen, I do have a question for you. I have one Coronation Sussex but she is not as big as some of the others. Do the Lt Sussex get bigger? I want to breed the biggest.

I love happy endings. Karen, I lost my little Basque and the only other one that hatched was a Coronation Sussex. She's beautiful. The seller offered to replace in Sept so I emailed him and he said that he has discontinued the Basque and the the Coronation Sussex cockerel is not fertile yet...

That might even be better than my method. Must try it if I ever decide to bring a banana in the house again. Edited: Look what I found on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/TERRO-Fruit-Fly-Trap-T2500/dp/B002EJLLEE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1408971559&sr=8-8&keywords=gnat+repellent

I've tried several things and the one that seems to work for me is 1/4 c ACV and a couple of Tbs of honey or molasses. Cut the top 2 or so inches off of a water bottle and add the liquid. Remove cap and invert the top in the bottom and sit by sink. Good luck. Bananas was what did me in also.

This sounds perfect. At least for me. I'm not in a big hurry so will take this winter getting ready for spring.

Have you checked on the hatching threads. The eggs for sale threads? It seems to me you can put on there that you are looking for heritage Doms.

Wonderful story. And a way to making do.