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If you keep them in a pen and run situation, just feed them only what they can clean up in a day's time. If they leave any behind, feed less the next day. If the feeder looks licked clean by noon, then add more to their daily ration. You'll soon be able to gauge how much they can consume of...

Glenda, I've searched and searched for your article on probiotic mash and couldn't find it. Could you provide a link to that article? You must have had a HUGE family and tons of freezers to be able to put 500 roosters in the freezer every year! That's a lot of chicken meat! Did you all...

Wowza, Glenda....that would make you over 80 yrs old? Good for you, being active on the computer and all! I too had looked up the National Poultry News, put to bed in 2005, but could find not a single trace of it anywhere on the net, other than a reference to it in a small article one of...

I wish that were the case, but mites tend to favor cold weather....most of the threads about mites on chickens seem to be at this time of the year. If they are eating less, it means they are actually able to utilize more of the proteins that are in the feed, so less feed doesn't equal less protein.

There's no reduction in waste, only a reduction in the strong smell of the wastes. The rooster losing feathers has nothing to do with the FF...either he's molting or losing feathers due to mite, lice, feather picking or even mice chewing, but it shouldn't have anything to do with the feed.

Not sure what the "barrier" is for, exactly, but it's hugely not necessary in fermented feed. Things that stand around much longer, like kraut, is fine for keeping submerged so that one doesn't get that layer of scoby plus mold touching the kraut(wouldn't hurt it if it did, but still nice to...

Why? Makes for some really sloppy feed.

I have found the same thing. When I was young we raised chickens much like everyone else does....dry feed, water, coop and muddy, poopy run with seasonal or daily free range opportunities. When we would butcher the flock the smell of those wet, scalded chickens as we plucked them would pretty...

I don't know for sure. I'm thinking it would depend on the individual health and metabolic rate of the birds as to how quickly they regenerate new cells or flush toxins from their systems. Their livers, kidneys and lymphatic system would have to be relatively healthy and retired layers are...

Nope. If a hen is fed a certain way all their lives, though, they will often take on the flavor of that feed and also of the conditions in which they are kept...in other words, they will often taste strongly of corn and poop. And that's pretty typical of chickens fed formulated feeds and...

I think there may lie your problem. When folks age meat they generally do it under chilled conditions~a steady 36* F, never at room temps or even cool water~and it's done for 24-48 hrs for chicken, 2-3 wks for beef, pork, etc. That's what gives me a chuckle when people leave a deer hanging...

Have never experienced that with feeding fermented feed, be it with meat birds or otherwise. In fact, the FF usually takes the smell of the barnyard right out of home raised chickens, creating a wonderful aroma when they are cooked and a clarity of flavor when eaten. Could be the meat...

Was looking through old vids of mine and found this one on some meat chicks I had....thought I'd post it so folks could see how I keep chicks out of the FF. This is a little wooden trough I built for chicks and the wire on top is just 1x1 zip tied to the top of the feeder and the wire to create...

Keep it...it won't go bad. If you have any other livestock or pets, put a dab in their water each time you change it out or fill it up. You'll see wonderful results.

https://tikktok.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/fermented-feed-faq/ This link will get you to information on the white film that can develop later into a ferment. Initially, when you add water to feed, the first whitish-greyish film you may find on top of the feed the next day can be just the very...

50s is perfect! I keep mine on an inside/outside back porch where it stays in the 40s all winter, which keeps the mix perfectly. It slows down a bit but that's okay with me as I like to keep plenty made up for winter months and slower means it doesn't smell quite so much.

Many of us do it in cold climates but just move the bucket into a warmer place for the winter.

No worries! Here's an easier information source that contains most of the FAQ that have happened on this thread: https://tikktok.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/fermented-feed-faq/ 1. Yes, you can. 2. Troughs....if you'll look to the right and top of the thread you'll see a photo gallery of...

I agree. This whole obsession with protein percentages makes me chuckle....my granny used to feed field corn rubbed right off the cob all year round and whatever the chickens could range for. The chicks got cornmeal. All survived, thrived, grew big and produced just fine without all the input...

Depends on the quality and type of grit, on the bird, on the type of food they are eating, etc. I don't think anyone really has a way to measure how long a piece of grit stays in a gizzard with any accuracy.