Hi Dee, no I don't mind sharing. The mosquitoes are so bad here I thought it just MIGHT help them to stay away from my chicks because of the smell of the garlic. I give them TWO WHOLE bulbs that I cut up into small pieces. I've been giving it to them for about 5-6 days now so their skin should really reek of garlic smell. lol or that's my thinking anyway. I have 38 chicks so it takes some amount of food to feed the little boogers. I have two hanging soap deals that I use for this idea.
Garlic will get into the eggs so do not give them too much when they start laying. The same goes for fishmeal--not too much or the eggs will taste fishy.Hi Dee, no I don't mind sharing. The mosquitoes are so bad here I thought it just MIGHT help them to stay away from my chicks because of the smell of the garlic. I give them TWO WHOLE bulbs that I cut up into small pieces. I've been giving it to them for about 5-6 days now so their skin should really reek of garlic smell. lol or that's my thinking anyway. I have 38 chicks so it takes some amount of food to feed the little boogers. I have two hanging soap deals that I use for this idea.
This is HOW I do the garlic...... found this awesome idea on the internet back in the fall when I was going to ferment some garlic for us. Take 2 stainless steal bowls about the same size, separate the garlic so you have the garlic toes. Put them into one of the bowls and put the other bowl over it and shake the devil out of it. I always have a paper towel on the cabinet and I just take each one out that has lost their husks as I shake and then shake some more. Shake really hard and check to see how many you have that's peeled for you. Just keep repeating until they're all done. so easy and good exercise to! lol This is AWESOME when you have a bunch to peel.
Thanx Dee!That is so weird isn't it that they don't develop at the same pace.
Thanx Ron!! I just put out two whole bulbs for them and they have it consumed in less than 5 minutes. I keep calling them my lil pigs.
Quote:If my DH didn't hate it I'd add garlic to my diet. The mosquitoes LOVE to bite me. Neat tip to peel a lot of garlic at once. Wow! Feeding 38 chicks must be interesting to say the least. You came up with a neat solution with your hanging holders and all. Thanks so much for sharing. ~Dee~
oh OK I got it now! Man kind I got A LOT of cockerels! I will only have 9-10 pullets out of 22 BA's. Trying to figure it out because someone is wanting the ones I get rid of and that would help me be able to spend more time with the others to get them more tame.
Thank you Dee. Yep VERY interesting to say the least. lol I keep calling them my lil pigs and I feel like I am slopping pigs.If my DH didn't hate it I'd add garlic to my diet. The mosquitoes LOVE to bite me. Neat tip to peel a lot of garlic at once. Wow! Feeding 38 chicks must be interesting to say the least. You came up with a neat solution with your hanging holders and all. Thanks so much for sharing. ~Dee~
oh I dearly LOVE the stuff and am SO GLAD my DH loves it to or we'd be in trouble.If my DH didn't hate it I'd add garlic to my diet. The mosquitoes LOVE to bite me. Neat tip to peel a lot of garlic at once. Wow! Feeding 38 chicks must be interesting to say the least. You came up with a neat solution with your hanging holders and all. Thanks so much for sharing. ~Dee~
oh I dearly LOVE the stuff and am SO GLAD my DH loves it to or we'd be in trouble.You can't put too much in a dish for me, the more the better. Sorry you're hubby doesn't like it.
