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    Earwings in Dry Grain Storage

    I recently switched from store bought pellet feed to making my own fermented mix of dried grains. My mix includes, whole corn, whole oats, red wheat berries, and dried split peas. I aslo sprinkle fish meal on each serving. I store my supply of each grain in their own metal trash cans with a...
  2. sfchixn

    Harvest free food (earwigs) for your chickens.

    It has been a terrible year for earwigs and humans, but a great year for our chickens and guineas! Take a tall-sided empty can (dog food, canned tomatoes, canned soup, etc) and add a thin layer of cheap cooking oil at the bottom. Literally just line the bottom of the can with oil. Bury the...
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    Chickens that love to eat earwigs?

    We are going to be new to raising backyard chickens so any help will be greatly appreciated. We just order our coop and separate run that connects last night and we are not looking for have more then 3 hens. My question is, are there specific breeds that are better at pest control then...
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