Thats mainly what I was wondering about if these gnats would cause the ff to go bad, I figured those that were on it this morning gave the chickens so fresh protein. My ff is doing so good I just didn't want anything to spoil it. I only stir once a day should it be more often?
Here are the pictures of my little Araucana who has been attacked by something unknown. The color is a little bit brownish on the wound, not because of blood, but because I used a povidone-iodine solution on it last night. There was no blood when I discovered the wound, so I think it did not bleed much or else the rain washed it off while free ranging. I thought my bird all of the sudden grew a giant tuft, but when I looked at it last night, I found a serious wound. Any ideas about what I should do? The bird is acting normal.
Everyday I pour all of the days mash out of #1 fermenter and strain it into #2 fermenter. When the mash has drained for something like a half hour I remove it from the strainer and put it into the feeder. To the liquid in #2 fermenter that I drained off #1 fermenter I add more of my 50/50 mix which will ferment for 36 hours. To that I rinse out the #1 fermenter where I got the days FF from and pour that into the new mash in fermenter #2. If necessary I add enough water to keep the mash submerged by at least an inch. I then close the fermenter with its lid. I put that new mash in the #2 fermenter on the shelf in the laundry room where the temp remains somewhere between 65 and 75 degrees. If I check later in the day the mother has already begun to form on the mash. I do not stir the mash, the liquid from each days brew is what I pour the new 50/50 mix into, that liquid comes up thru the new 50/50 mix to the top, it is even further mixed when I rinse out the #1 fermenter. Now whether or not the bacteria that requires oxygen to survive ruins my mash as I mentioned I don't know but I do know that when I open the #2 fermenter after 36 hours it still has the mother, still bubbling and has a good sweet/sour smell like sourdough. That is what works for me, your mileage may differ.
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I don't think this looks like a predator wound. Most predator wounds are deep gashes. This looks like she stuck her head into something and pulled it back out scrapping the skin towards her face. She probably won't do it again but one of your other chickens might. Keep an eye out for feathers/skin on the top of a hole in a wire fence big enough for a head but not a body......... or something like that.Here are the pictures of my little Araucana who has been attacked by something unknown. The color is a little bit brownish on the wound, not because of blood, but because I used a povidone-iodine solution on it last night. There was no blood when I discovered the wound, so I think it did not bleed much or else the rain washed it off while free ranging. I thought my bird all of the sudden grew a giant tuft, but when I looked at it last night, I found a serious wound. Any ideas about what I should do? The bird is acting normal.
