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  1. E

    Fungus on fodder

    Hello! Just started growing wheatgrass to feed our chickens and recently noticed there is white fuzz growing 🫤 is this safe to feed or should I toss it?
  2. SummerTheAnimalGirl

    Chicks on layer feed?

    So…I have a bit of a problem. I have 12, 8 week old chicks. I order non-GMO corn and soy free feed, but they mixed up my order and instead of sending me chick feed, sent me layer feed! I just ran out of chick feed. I unfortunately don’t have any feed stores near, and so I am in a bit of a...
  3. Jad1977

    Backyard chicken owner finds Backyard chicken forum.

    I grew up with chickens at my grandparents' home and when we had kids we decide to get chickens a couple of years ago. We currently have 3 chickens, and ISA Brown, an Australorp and a Plymouth Rock. Some of my favorite things about chickens are just watching them play and explore the yar. They...
  4. Incukahlan

    Need Some Help With Fermented Feed Issues

    Alright, I am just a couple weeks into fermenting my feed and getting everyone on a schedule. But I'd like to talk to someone who has experience with it, as I feel I'm doing something wrong. I'm guessing it's my ratio of what I mix in, but I'm not 100% sure. I have laying hens, a turkey...
  5. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    Cornish X on 18% feed from start to finish - the results

    This was my second time raising CX. My last batch got huge. By 8 weeks I had birds 6.5-8.5 lbs dressed (20-22% first 3 weeks then 18% for remaining weeks). While I was happy with the results in my freezer, I felt a little bad to see them having a hard time walking near the end, even though I...
  6. Kalthia

    Malnourished...It is the feed....?

    It's 5am on Sunday and I can't sleep because I have been worried about my first sick hen all week. She started limping and stopped being able to walk. (You can find several posts from me earlier on this across forums trying to puzzle this out). We took her to the vet last week, and the vet said...
  7. J

    Seeds to Sow

    Hello, I have a question about sowing seed in my yard. I would like to surface sow some grass seed all throughout my yard that my chickens and white embden geese will be able to graze and peck at. I'm not sure which types would be best surface sown and how to keep my chickens from eating the...
  8. LizzzyJo

    Please ROAST my cheap chicken feed and tell me what to add!

    I use the feed listed in the link below. I've never had any issues with it and my flock free ranges daily. I'm getting more focused on feeding them and I want you all to tell me each and every thing that this feed does wrong so that I can work to supplement. I do have a little banty rooster and...
  9. V

    Fodder growing questions

    Hey there! I’m new to growing fodder and having chickens also. Our chickens are 5 weeks old and I live in Florida where the average temp outside right now is about 80 degrees. I started growing organic wheat fodder about 5 days ago. I soaked the seeds overnight for almost 18 hours, rinsed...
  10. 2

    Homemade Feed Advice (New to Backyard Chickens)

    So I am new to keeping chickens and won't start until September, but would love to have everything set up and all the knowledge to keep them successfully! So my main question is how good is my homemade feed recipe and if I am missing anything or low/high on a certain nutritional value. 25%...
  11. kanami

    anyone tried this feed from walmart?

    during my wally world visit today stumbled across this brand of chicken feed i’ve never seen before, mainly because there is a tractor supply right across the street that i go to for feed usually. didn’t even know walmart sold chicken feed but i’m not surprised but has anyone tried this kind...
  12. Fallenone05

    Duckling + duck feed

    Hello! I've been trying to find what I should be feeding ducklings and adult ducks. Ducklings, the general recommendation is non medicated chick starter. Ducks, all flock or something similar. I use this brand https://bigvfeeds.com/product/big-v-allway-kernels/ For my chicks and adult...
    • Fallenone05
    • Thread
    • duckling feed feed questions
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. Hillbillenigma

    Brand Loyal ~ Small Flock?

    I’m a recent “empty nester” - :D Now that life is moving a bit slower for my Wife and I, I‘ve once again been lured back into the Chicken universe. As I plan and build my Coop and dream of my chick order for later this summer, I’ve also been researching feed. I’m planning on 15 - 20 chickens...
  14. Everose

    Who here isn't getting eggs?

    My chickens and ducks quit laying eggs early summer of 2022, but they were under stress, molting, and on a cheap feed. So I didn't think anything of it. For months now they've all been in new spacious pens, on a layer diet, they're all young and they are all in good health. I've had no predator...
  15. CarlaCo

    Bulk seed

    We are looking into mixing our own feed using this fella’s formula on a YouTube video: Premium whole oats 30lb Whole corn 20lbs. Black oil sunflower seeds 20lb Split Peas 10lbs Flax seed 5lbs Add DE as well maybe a cup? So we see that TS is where we can source the first three ingredients...
  16. R

    Food getting kicked out

    I have 1 week old baby chicks, Sapphire assorted. And I have 3 that like to sit in the feed and scratch/kick it all out. They've run through a whole bag of feed (only 5lbs) because it's all in the bedding now. I have the typical feeder, circular with 8 holes. I've tried raising it, but they just...
  17. M

    Sprouts for chickens

    Hello! I have been feeding my chickens sprouts (experimented at first with bird seed and a chicken sprout seed mix from Amazon), and I just bought a big bag of barley, oats, rye and alfalfa from a local seed store... I am excited to start feeding my chickens sprouts more regularly from this...
  18. PrincessTee

    Dual puropose chicken feed

    Hello there, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this if not please guide me to the correct thread. We have buff oprington chickens that we planned to use for dual purpose, eggs and meat we don't separate our birds. We Have about 8 hens and a rooster. I heard the rooster shouldn't...
  19. D

    How much Niacin does Purina duck feed have?

    How much Niacin does Purina duck feed have?
  20. D

    How many times do you feed your ducks everyday and how much?

    How many times do you feed your ducks everyday and how much?
    • Drowsy_808
    • Thread
    • 1 years old duck feed help question
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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