Good Morning Beekissed!!! Such a glorious morning!!! We have light fog with the sun shining through! A little cool, 41. I love fall!!! Me again!! 2 more questions, please. I forgot my chick starter is medicated.Will the fermentation counteract the meds? (I would prefer it did!) And is it ok to feed to layers?
Same here! Good morning to you, OhHappy!!!
The FF should counteract what the amprollium in the med. chick starter will try to accomplish~inhibit thiamine uptake~which is a horrible thing to do to little chicks but hopefully the FF will increase thiamine and other essential nutrients so much that it may counteract that action. The LABs and acetobacter bacilli in the FF will inhibit the overgrowth of coccidia, so the medicated feed is entirely unnecessary. But, you are only feeding it for a short time, so it can't harm them too much. No worries. You don't even have to feed it if you don't wish to do so..the layer ration will be sufficient for their needs.
Smart lady there Lisa.I have been out in the garage talking to mama and chicks... mama really. lol She is such a pretty Aussie. I think her chicks were one week old yesterday. One is showing quite a bit more tail feathers than the other two already so I suppose it will be a roo. I was hoping for a few more Aussie pullets but I suppose one roo would be okay. I'm sure somebody could use him if I don't.
I'm not sure what it is outside, probably lower 50's. It's 65 in the house, chilly! May have to turn a little heat on today. Oh yeah, the leaves changing is pretty.
Talk to you guys later...errand to run.
Uh....TW? Could be your chick with more tail is a pullet. Usually rooster chicks are the last to show any tail length. Could be you have one gal and two guys on your hands.