Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[OHhappychicks]

I doubt it It would be for an infestation like fleas or ants you need to get under control. I think of DE as a reinforcement to keeping pests under control. Like OMG I left something ant worthy in the trash and look that the line of ants as far as you can see.... LOL. Works instantly confuses their little ant trails. We have ants year round here And fleas and flies..... Though because its so dry we dont get the biting flies

but the orange oil can be used in the yard and they even use it for termites.....

deb

How do you use it in the yard? Do you mix it with anything and just spray it around? My mini-schauzer is coming in with 3-4 fleas on her about every day. We've had to give her a bath in dawn the last 2-3 days. Hate washing her in detergent, but it works, until she goes outside. I think she is getting them from under the chicken coop. No sure though. Do you think if I deluted it and misted a little on her it would keep them off of her? I mixed up a little witch hazel and orange essential oil so when I find the fleas on her, I dip a cotton ball into it and apply it to the flea. I really stuns them so I can pick them off and flush down commode. But that is just a band aide. I want to get rid of them completely. We have never had fleas as long as we have lived here (39 yrs). I'm thinking of getting frontline to put on her, but I hate to do it.

 

[write2caroline]

BeeKissed you mentioned Buttermilk. Is it to fatten the chicks up or because it offers good bacteria?

Caroline

 

[Beekissed]

BeeKissed you mentioned Buttermilk. Is it to fatten the chicks up or because it offers good bacteria?

Caroline

Primarily for the good bacteria but it does help in giving a nutrient boost.

 

[perchie.girl]

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Solid Designer by Co Create. I have worked with two parametric modeling programs now and about five Non parametric. Solid Designer, and Pro Engineer are parametric. Meaning if you make a change in a part it will follow through all the interacting parts and tell you where it will fail. Allowing you to adjust the design to keep it from failing. Solid Works is an HP product and very easy to work with you work your model as if you were machining the part. great for those of us who are gear heads.... LOL.

Then of course there is Autocad. I have worked with Mechanical Desk top, Architectural Desk top, and straight Autocad and autocad light.

All self taught. My first cad job I was out of work my son was about ten months old. I aquired a copy of Autocad to practice on. Through networking found a fellow that needed two drawings converted to Autocad over Christmas Vacation. Two weeks. Yeah I could do that I said.... took the original blueprints with me and proceeded to teach my self Autocad in two weeks. By the time he collected his drawings I knew more about Autocad than he did. He hired me....

I make it a point to learn one new thing everytime I open a software package to work. I may never use it again but in the case that I think I may need to I know where the tool is and use it.

That goes for all software....

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

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LOL.... My neighbor Tom was doing some Brush abatement around the house for me earlier this summer. He killed Two Female Rattlers. Each one was about four feet long and full of eggs. I asked what he did with the snakes? "I got em skinned and marinating in Teryaki" Enough food for about four people.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

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You should probably do some research on it. If you see three fleas there are many many more. Probably in your house too. They come in because wild life cross through your yard and drop eggs or fleas themselves. Tape worms are part of the life cycle of fleas.... So Feces deposited in your yard by other animals can also bring in fleas. Advantage or some other spot on flea protection is probably your best defense. Unless you feel the need to be completely organic. The little buggers cause so much trouble all around I have no problem using sprays with pyrithenes in it either..... If only to break the life cycle in your own yard.

deb

 

[waltandlori]

There is a Naked Neck thread, maybe someone on there is close enough to get eggs or chicks from them. Several of the big hatcheries have them at least in the spring. I really love the NN chickens and have discovered another cool thing about them, I raise them to eat too, and they have no chicken "hair" in the skin after plucking. They do really well in out hot weather, and I am transitioning my flock to all NN.

file://localhost/Users/lorilawler/Desktop/IMG_6705.CR2
A pic of Charlotte, my last turkin.

Walt

 

[waltandlori]

Sorry pic didn't work I'll have to figure this out tomorrow

Walt

 

[Triple Willow]

Solid Designer by Co Create.  I have worked with two parametric modeling programs now and about five Non parametric.  Solid Designer, and Pro Engineer are parametric.  Meaning if you make a change in a part it will follow through all the interacting parts and tell you where it will fail.  Allowing you to adjust the design to keep it from failing.  Solid Works is an HP product and very easy to work with you work your model as if you were machining the part.  great for those of us who are gear heads.... LOL.

Then of course there is Autocad.  I have worked with Mechanical Desk top, Architectural Desk top, and straight Autocad and autocad light.  

All self taught.  My first cad job I was out of work my son was about ten months old.  I aquired a copy of Autocad to practice on.  Through networking found a fellow that needed two drawings converted to Autocad over Christmas Vacation.  Two weeks.  Yeah I could do that I said.... took the original blueprints with me and proceeded to teach my self Autocad in two weeks.  By the time he collected his drawings I knew more about Autocad than he did.  He hired me....

I make it a point to learn one new thing everytime I open a software package to work.  I may never use it again but in the case that I think I may need to I know where the tool is and use it.

That goes for all software....

deb

I am fascinated by smart people! LOL Sounds like to me that you could make some bucks from home! My boyfriend should have got into something like you. He can figure out about anything and build it or fix it, amazes me! We have been fussing over my new coop because I don't have it "all planned out". Whatever...! I am more the type to just figure it out as I go. That drives him crazy. I think I frustrate him quite a bit. LOL

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

 

 

 

 

I whole heartedly agree on this.  I have banged heads on more than one occasion with people here and on other outside groups.  People who are quick to give them antibiotics or use chemicals.  I dont vaccinate except that which is proven and reliable.  This goes for all my animals including myself.


I say quick to use chemicals but to be honest while I would rather not I will use them to get a handle on a problem that might be getting out of control.  But there are great organic ones out there....  Orange Oil for one.  But I tell people If you eradicate all the bad bugs in your area you also eradicate the beneficial.  


deb

What do you do with orange oil?

Its an insecticide......  A by product of the Orange Juice industry.  also used as a cleaner.  biodegradeable and smells good too.

 


Interesting.... Does it last through rain, unlike DE?

I doubt it   It would be for an infestation like fleas or ants you need to get under control.   I think of DE as a reinforcement to keeping pests under control.  Like OMG I left something ant worthy in the trash and look that the line of ants as far as you can see.... LOL.  Works instantly confuses their little ant trails.  We have ants year round here And fleas and flies.....  Though because its so dry we dont get the biting flies

but the orange oil can be used in the yard and they even use it for termites.....

deb

Okay, that's great. I'll look into it. We've got the same flies and ants... with an occasional bout of mites... wish I knew where they were coming from.