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  1. purpleRooster

    Best brand of feed that you trust?

    Hello! Just wondering what people’s opinions might be on which brand/type of starter chick feed is the best overall for a healthy feed and help chicks grow up in a healthy way! I currently use Dumor Chick Starter/Grower 20%. Any opinions of the feed I use?
  2. MetroMutt

    Good food brands on Chewy??

    Ok was wondering if anyone had good food suggestions that we can buy on Chewy, we currently use the dumor brand but we dont like supporting tractor supply and its a bit far from us since we are in a suburban area/the only one with any type of "farm" animal in atleast 10-20 miles. We are...
  3. mschickiemama

    Wondering if I should change chicken feeds

    My 10 year old blue andalusian has been having messy poops that stick to the feathers easily. You can hear it come out and it's one big moist pile. Sorry TMI Lol I was feeding her scratch and peck grower feed for a while and am now feeding her purina flock raiser maybe a month. Even if I put...
  4. R

    Hatched chick with mother hen problem

    Hi everyone! I am new on chicken raising. I had a hen with 5 eggs. Staggered hatching: April 20 one hatched, then today april 22 one hatched. All 3 eggs still remain under hen. The hen is still sitting on the nest, i am concerned that the first hatchling will go hungry and dehydrated as today is...
    • ReiK
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    • baby basket chicks feed hatch hen mother nest water
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. ChickChic00

    Sheep and Hay

    Can sheep live off of unlimited hay?
  6. ChickChic00

    Self sufficient feed

    Can chickens live off of a compost area and free ranging and some veggies from the garden? And the occasional fish and guts I go catch?
  7. ChickChic00

    Butternut squash

    How many butternut squash would it take to feed a flock of 12 for a day? 2-3? 3-4? And only adding about 4-5 cups of layer pellets and they are also free ranging if that helps any. Just want to know how many butternut squash I would have to feed 12 chickens/per day in order for them to be...
  8. ChickChic00

    Fermented Feed

    Would Fermented Feed that includes, Whole Oats, Corn, and Sunflower Seeds be a good whole diet for my chickens? Hear me out please.i have over 200 chickens, most are free ranging and go in a house at night. I give them grit and oystershell on the side for them. Could I cut costs by feeding them...
  9. Veiji

    Food for Flock

    As I am starting my own flock, we had added Cockerels. We know the hens NEED calcium, so we provide them with Layer feed and offer Oyster Shells in a dish 24/7 access, BUT now that we have Roosters, what do we feed the whole flock? We have Layer Feed, Scratch Grains, and Oyster Shells. Do we...
  10. A

    Feeding Chicken eggs to quail?

    Hi all! Newbie here ! Very happy to have found this community online! The support and knowledge I'm reading is amazing 😊 Here's my question; I know I can feed chicken eggshells to my quail as long as they're baked to remove pathogens and crushed so they're safe for ingestion, but can I feed the...
    • assenaV
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    • chickeneggs feed quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  11. Crazy Duck Lover

    Good layer feed?

    Hello everyone! Currently I have a few sets of duck eggs incubating but I was wondering if y’all could help me pick out a good quality layer feed for top notch eggs. I plan to sell eggs once my ducks can lay! Also, what would be a good food for drakes? Can they eat what the ducks eat, or do they...
    • Crazy Duck Lover
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    • drakes ducks feed incubating layer feed quality eggs
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. PeepOverlord

    MILE FOUR *Taste Test Guarantee* on Non GMO, Organic, No corn/soy meal Feed

    Mile Four Feed is offering a "taste test" guarantee on their feed. For $9 you try it, your chicks/chickens don't like it - they refund you. Here's the link The 25 chicks I got on 3/11 love the Mile Four feed, and prefer it to any 'crumble'. It ferments well, smells great and there's no junk in...
  13. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Neighbor's Chickens Trying to Join My Flock

    I'm having an issue with my neighbors flock storming my run and eating like they're starving whenever I let my girls out to supervise free range. It wasn't always like this: a few of the neighbor's hens who were always getting bullied would come down and snack/hang out (I also saved one from...
  14. F

    How do I tell the difference between a prominent keen / too skinny quail?

    Any advice on how to differentiate a prominent keen from a quail who is too skinny? When I place my fingers on the chest of one of my quail I can feel their keen very clearly. I do not have to really search at all, and it is most noticeable when I hold them. How should I encourage them to eat...
    • faymine
    • Thread
    • advice eat feed help keen quail skinny
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Quail
  15. ChiknforME

    Bulk feed in central KY

    Looking for suggestions on bulk feed for CX. Would prefer yo get from feed mill. Or if you have a good recipe. Going to have 70 birds.
  16. flamingmenudo

    Would you use this chick starter?

    I bought a couple small bags of organic chick starter crumbles at the feed store. I didn't notice the dates on the bags: Manufactured May 2020/Best by Feb 11, 2021. Obviously it's not much past that date, but do you think the vitamins/minerals would have depleted significantly sitting on the...
  17. Cole_unger

    Electrolytes

    I feed my girls a whole grain ration blended with wheat, barley, crushed peas, boss and canola meal and have some teenagers about 6 weeks old im wondering with this feed not having added salt or minerals would stress aid be ok to be used long term i understand there are concerns with the salt...
  18. Reiki Rooster

    Rain proof feeders

    Hello, I am try to figure out how to protect the chickens feed during rain storms. Currently I place their feed in their house during bad weather but I need a better way badly. Thank you for your time
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    Had to make their containers cute🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
    • Celia87
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  20. C

    Flock Raiser? Please help an Aussie out!

    As per the title - I'm in Australia! After lurking through the forums for a long time, I've recently learned that feeding the girls with layer feed continuously can be bad for them! I see a lot of people continuously recommending Purina Flock Raiser, but they're unavailable in Australia. I...
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