Feathers are mostly protein right? so it seems animal /veg protein would be good. mine get meal worms daily as their animal protein, through the winter months then when it warms up they'll have to find their own. I think I maybe feeding them too much though because last eve. a couple hens were standing outside their coop and a tiny mouse skittered by and it got their attention but they didn't even try to get it.
exactly how I felt at the time.
Bacon grease or lard is good for feathering. I know some of the OT's pour this over their feed once a week or so. Pumpkin seeds, sunflower hearts, boss, milo, oats, almonds, alfalfa & granola....all good for them as well & what I used as ingredients for the suet cakes I made. Mumsy who is on here has a detailed list of what she uses and what it is good for.
You just must not know how to use it. I have the Rebel. It is awesome.
You just must not know how to use it. I have the Rebel. It is awesome.
It's all about how you use it.
I've never tried a Nikon. Don't have to. I adore my canon.
Took me a while to get the hang of it though.
Did you get a proper lens for the Canon Rebel? Mine is a T3 not an XS, so I can't relate to that part. I have the stabilizer lens and it's 55-250mm. It takes very crisp shots. BYC doesn't let me get to up close, but they are really crisp if you were to zoom in. Unfortunately it has maxed out my brand new Mac's hard drive. Too many MPs and too many pictures LOL. I'm going to have to get an external hard drive to back my pictures up on to.
The T3 is the ONLY rebel that isnt crap XD. Thats the thing. If you want a good entry level camera your best bet is in Nikon. Or pay a lot more and get a higher end canon. Most of the entry level Nikons are really decent even with the kit lens. though its better to get a new lens eventually. The canon photos I took were with a kit lens
Never had a Nikon, but I do hear they are great. I bought my camera from Staples, and went through my mom's business (discounts), and they don't carry Nikon, so it wasn't even a consideration at the time!
deffinetly. Nikon and Canon are the best(Eccept for rebbels eccept for the T3 lol) Pentax is decent also from what ive been told.
I had this problem in one of my buckets. Solution was to drill larger holes. Mine were 1/8" to 3/16" holes. Can't remember for sure.
Quote: I end up with feed in the bottom of my bucket too. Every once in a while, when I'm not feeling lazy, I backslop by pouring the juice over the top of new feed, rinse the bottom bucket and pour that on top as well.
I have tried keeping my feed completely submerged in water and just poured the liquid off the top and fed the mush. I've recently reduced the amount of water I keep in there so that I can get rid of the drainage step.
I do not strain or drain. Just scoop and feed. Sometimes it's a little wetter, sometimes drier. The chickies don't mind either way and it's easy to adjust it on the fly. Does it seem too mushy, add a little feed. Too dry, add a little water. It doesn't take very long to get your system personalized so that there's very little work in it.My understanding is that when it is properly fermented it will not freeze (alcohol does not freeze was the reason given). I have not had my feed freeze. Our lows have been in the teens already. I may just be lucky, but the waterer not on a heater freezes, and the little feed at the bottom of the dish doesn't.That is my experience so far.
As for the water only being at the bottom of the bucket, that was a problem for me too. I added more water. I did not re-drill my drain bucket today. I am sticking with the strainer for now.
My question is how long does it take for the feed to drain for everyone? Someone just said half an hour. I have gone to about 20 minutes, given it a shake, and dumped it into their feed bowl. I thought I was alone in the time department.
Not true for me. We've gone on vacation and the only instructions I left for my inlaws for feeding was to feed the pre-portioned amounts that I already divied into buckets. It sat for 5 days with out being stirred no problem. I just started the same regimin I had always used. Didn't dump any FF or liquid.
Quote: I leave it until it's gone. Sometimes my 42 chickens will eat 2 gallons in one day without leaving a drop. The next day I'll put out a little over 2 gallons and half will be left. If more than half is left, I don't feed them anymore the next day and they can get the extra they need free ranging.
There is nothing wrong with that IMO. With no funky smells, I would stir it back in. I've had a layer like that, though not as completely covered, that just got stirred into the mix.I was on vacation for couple weeks and came back to this. Is this normal? Its only the liquid part no feed since I decided to just go dry feed while I was gone. Should I start over or can I scrap this off or mix it into the liquid? The brown spot is what my liquid after draining looks like normally. Its the gray mold looking stuff I'm worried about.
The white/beige stuff is feed and Mother. Reuse it in your next batch. I blast it loose with a water hose and pour it over the new feed.
It would work to do either by themselves. I ferment a mix of the two, no reason they wouldn't work seperate. I have 42 birds and 1-1/2 to 2 gallons per day is what they eat right now.
