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You’re not kidding! The girls loved it!

Started my first batch finally! Hopefully it will be ready Friday!

I have 9 hens. I think that is a reasonable amount to try this on. So, if I understand this properly, I use AVC to start the first batch and then a scoop of that batch to start the next one and so on? Do I need to stir it or just feed, mix and cover like a sour dough starter?

I’ve done lacto fermentation and lots of natural sour dough starters so I can understand that part well enough. Can I use plastic buckets left out on the counter? Would I only ferment what I use daily? Can it be left outside for 2 or 3 days? Hmmmm….ill have to try and research this more when I...

No, fermentation is one I have not tried. I worry that the line between fermented and moldy could be quite thin and I question my ability. Is it a difficult process? I have found with the vitamin and probiotic treatments every so often my MG treatments are minimal. The last one I had to do was...

Diseases seem to not phase me as much anymore. And knowledge is power. I panicked at the possibility of having euthanized a chicken I could have treated. I recently did a vitamin treatment in their water. It was a short one and only 1 waterer contained it with access to fresh untreated water to...

LL? I’m not sure what this is. Should I have treated her different than calcium to relieve pressure on a nerve causing the lameness?

@azygous Any thoughts on why mareks would set in so quickly on an 11 month old vaccinated pullet? I thought the tumors would not develop when they are vaccinated. Her 3 mates are all fine as of now. I bought them as vaccinated pullets to make sure they were isolated from my flock while the...

Good to know about the vent checking. I think I can do more damage than good. I’ve chosen to kindly euthanize. She was beginning to display paralysis and open mouth breathing. It never gets better at this point and I was worried she would suffer during the night. I’ve made a promise to not...

Thank you. I do not believe those to fit. Possibly mold since it’s been really wet and they free range but no one else has these symptoms. I’ll keep a close eye on the others though. Could it possibly be an egg issue? Should I try another calcium before bed?

Hello, 11 month old Easter Egger Good body weight Eating Drinking Full crop 3 good poops in 2hrs Red comb Laying well I’m not great at feeling abdomens but it’s full and squishy from behind legs legs to the vent. I am not comfortable performing an internal vent check. Flock has MG and Mareks...