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I dropped my phone in the FF barrel today, good thing I keep it like oatmeal !!

X 2 I would think that is probably the safest way to add new blood to any flock.

We use DE or Sevin dust on the carpets then let it set a few days before vacuuming.

We call those "Seed Ticks" they are usually found in bundles in tall grass. They're like chiggers only worse. Ugh!!

Why are you using Beet Pulp? Does it get frothy when you soak it? CX are Cornish Cross, the basic white, meat chicken sold by hatcheries and feed stores. Fast growing, short lived and you need to make sure you restrict their access to food or they will be even shorter lived, prone to heart...

I have a 55 gal plastic (food grade, soda syrup) barrel cut in half both with FF mixed to an oatmeal consistency. I feed out about 1/3 of a tub a day. Some times I refill when there is still a third left, sometimes I'll nearly empty the tub. I use a square short handle shovel to stir and scoop...

Costa Rica Art that is some nice digs those chooks gave there! Mine are in an old converted lean to / barn. Lacy Blues, DE of course, don't know why I didn't think of that. Thanks

I have found I have a problem with the DLS inside the dirt floor coops. When it rains the litter around the edges gets wet then it wicks inward. Also the Scorpions have set up shop and the ones that stay behind the nest boxes come out at night (which since I work nights I do a lot of chores at...

My grains only barrel usually has some liquid topping it, with a grayish spider web cover, but not always. Sometimes when I feed out I end up with more grain then water, it is soaked so it is good. I just give it a good stir. My feed out barrel consists of lay crumble , fermented grains...

It's all right here. Seriously, the more of this thread you read, the better idea you will have about what will work for you and your routine. We all have our own way of doing things and your way will no doubt be a meld of what you read on here. FF is sort of like hatching, no one thing works...

Depends on how many you are feeding. Several of us have PVC, mine is cut about a third open, lots of people cut them in half. We then screw them to 2x4 scraps for feet. There are several fancier ones with tops posted on here as well. Some people are also using the plastic spackling containers...

It is fine, just stir it in use what uou need and feed and water it as needed. I have 2 half barrels going. I use about 1/3 of one a day. I use another 1/3 the next day and fill it back up with feed and water. No need to add a starter since there is still some in the barrel. Then I go to the...

You are right, this batch was actually in the old quail cage, so they were on wire. I have used it often in the past but of course that was before I used FF. I can easily take the wire floor out and leave them in the tray w/ shavings. Now that I know.

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Thats all the littles get around here and I dont have any ducks missing meals. The adult birds, chickens, ducks, turkeys and what ever guineas fly into the yards have feeders with lay pellets which they mostly ignore. I worked late yesterday so I didnt dish FF, one yard has pellets scattered...

I have been feeding all my youngsters FF every since I first found this thread, around the middle of last year. I now have 2 half barrels for my layer flock and a 5 gallon bucket for the littles. Everyone loves it of course. Some too much. I had a brooder with about 20 birds that are now a...

Ya they tend to "wear" their dinner at that age around here too. We use a slightly dryer mix for the big kids. Oatmeal for the babies, cookie dough for the bigguns.

The smell may be a relative thing too. We have a friend who comes over with a very sensitive nose. To him the smell from a from a recently cleaned brooder box is over powering. I had 4 2 day old chicks in a rubbermaid in the spare room and he wanted to know how we stand the "stench" LOL. I've...

I make pickles in mine. Never would have thought to use it for my FF. I use 2 halves of a food grade plastic barrel. I ferment my grains in 5 gallon buckets for 3 days before I use it and having the 2 barrel halves I use a little over 1/3 a day. I use it 2 days then refill and switch to the...

Whenever you want. Just make sure you have a feeder that will hold enough so they have feed all the time.