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I'm going to try my hand at baking sourdough bread soon. To make the starter, you have to throw out some, then add more flour and water. (You throw some away so that you don't end up with a gallon of the stuff, so I read.) Has anyone given sourdough starter to their chickens, as a way of not...

OMG, I never thought about doing that! 🤦‍♀️ Brilliant!

I love this stuff! It's the first "crop" I get out of my garden. Amaranth (aka, red rooted pigweed) and purslane are also "good" weeds to have, as they are edible. Purslane grows very low and hugs the ground, which is another benefit: it shades the soil, keeping it cool and moist, and deters...

Does anyone "repurpose" mice or rats caught in traps as chicken food? Any other larger trapped critters, after dispatching them? Or is the risk of disease not worth it?

A gardener's trick is to plant radishes every few inches in your row of carrots. Radishes sprout quickly, carrots are slow. The radishes will mark where the row is and also break the crust on top if one forms. Also, the entire radish plant is edible, even the seed pods. Well, if you like...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/guess-what-season-it-is-in-the-northern-hemisphere-its-fodder-season-%F0%9F%8D%80.1429474/#post-23549565 This is a long thread about growing fodder. Lots of good info here...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/guess-what-season-it-is-in-the-northern-hemisphere-its-fodder-season-%F0%9F%8D%80.1429474/#post-23549565 This is a good thread about growing fodder. I grew some small trays of barley fodder last winter for my 4 chickens. I have 7 now, and will do it...