Yeah, IDK. Fine one day dead the next. Chickens have been much more forgiving to me. Then again, I have BYC.I don't recall my family giving grit to our parakeets but it didn't seem to affect them healthwise. They died from other causes (i.e. neighbor's cat).
exactly what I do. Adding enough fresh dry to the ferment just prior to serving offers variety in texture, which my flock seems to love.
(Un)Officially elected as the #1 chicken nutritional expert, IMHO, and knows the science well.U_storm is a walking encyclopedia!
Yes cold winters here. Subzero temps at times. Some folks do warm oatmeal occasionally. I give some "floating fish food " to up their protein level as it is 38% protein. Folks also add blk. oil sunflower seeds too. All of that is a treat only though.Oh thats great to read. I tend to hover, so leaving the mash for about 2 hours is reasonable. Cold winters here do have me supplementing their feed to up their protein. Adding an occasional scrambled egg to the mash with hot water is a wonderful application. Do you have cold winters? if so, what are some of your winter additions to the mash to help with cold and general comfort for chickens? thank you, just tryin' my best over here!
Went to TSC and purchased some yesterday. Also got a holder for it separate from their food. They went to town on it and got me to wondering. How much is enough? I don't want them filling up on grit and ignoring their food. Or, do you suppose THEY know how much to eat? I wound up taking it out of their brooder just in case. Figured I would put it in there daily for a few minutes.
Your '' chubby " chicken may be getting ready to go broody. I had one like that that I thought was getting obese... But here she was just getting ready to sit on eggsOh wow! Well good luck with that! Cool tip about the electrolytes in the feed. I did that the other day, but seeing they eat it all so quick that i wasnt sure they would be getting too much save a chic electrolytesTryin' my best but good to know about the wet feed. So, that essentially is how fermented feed is made but letting it sit to release goodies? Today i washed a chickens butt for the first time. A mini bath i suppose. Poor little darlin' cant reach her behind shes so big!
Our four hens get fermented mash every day, warmed in the winter. Right now, being summer, they get a handful of blueberries on top. They love it, and push each other out of the way to get at it. They also have 24/7 access to layer pellets, but since I started the fermented feed, they seem to prefer that to pellets.
