I can wrap my head around feeding a rooster/cull I don't want to pick clean, but not the maggot thing. That is what you are talking about, right? or is it something similar? There is just something about them that gag me and our winter last year would've killed ANY bugs/maggots, ect in the coops.
I wish I had more space to do worms and crickets. That I could do. Just no room and too cold in the winter. Plus need the meat now. Didn't think, until I called the feed store, that they would not have a single feed with meat protein in it
Maybe I should think about doing some small game hunting again?
I think I will have to settle, for now, on grocery bought meat, for the chicks and cook it really really well.
I am trying the fermented feed, to try to cut my feed losses back. Will see if that becomes too work intensive. Trying to ask questions on that thread. Still waiting on answers.
I'm not sold on the other benefits of fermented feed unless I can see a difference myself in them, but the feed costs are becoming astronomical and most of that is loss, not eaten food.
I am trying it today, and they do love it. I kept the dry food down for all, and none of them are really eating any, only the fermented. Started the year olds today too. Have one more check on them before night sets in, so will know more when I do, as to how much they ate also.
Thank you everyone, for your ideas and responses. I appreciate it very much!
Oh, on that feeder, If I find that this fermented feed is freezing too fast in the winter time here, I will build some, like you mentioned to have on hand. I just can't afford such HUGE feed loss to the mice and wild birds. I was cleaning out the grow out coop, as they will be transferred to the main layer coop/pen soon, and found layers and layers of feed in the bedding, sigh.
Thanks again everyone!!! LOTS of great ideas to think on and things I hadn't thought of. So grateful to have found this thread!!!!
