Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[RoseMarie1]

It will come off easier with a dab of oil of some kind and the oil will grease the skids for more of the same kind of poops so they don't stick as badly. If you can, through a clump of your soil in the brooder with a little grass intact and see if that doesn't help too. Healthy for them and they can get valuable minerals, bacteria, grit and playtime out of the clump.

ahhhh ok I posted a video of them eating their ff. Man they eat, sleep, eat, sleep what a life of riley they have.

this evening they've been going at the light trying to peck it. Running from one end of the pen to the other one. lol They only hatched out Tues. and Wed.
Here's the video but there are TWO of them on there and one is really cute because you can see them running back and forth on the video. I have a red light bulb but it's not much wattage so this one will have to do for now unless they start pecking at each other.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114038759644076932891/114038759644076932891/posts/p/pub

 

[RoseMarie1]

It will come off easier with a dab of oil of some kind and the oil will grease the skids for more of the same kind of poops so they don't stick as badly. If you can, through a clump of your soil in the brooder with a little grass intact and see if that doesn't help too. Healthy for them and they can get valuable minerals, bacteria, grit and playtime out of the clump.

oh AND they are rooting around in there like they're trying to find gold or something in the pine shavings.

Taking it all the way to the bottom of the pen digging. lol

 

[Beekissed]

Can I join you all here? We've had laying hens for years, but just got our first batch of meat birds on Monday. We got 12 Cornish X, 6 Pioneer and 6 Red Rangers, from McMurray Hatchery. We've lost one of the Cornish so far. We've also got 2 Dark Cornish, 2 Speckled Sussex, and (we think) a Brahma to add to our laying flock.

They all seem happy and healthy and are loving the fermented feed, although I think so far it's more soaked than fermented.

Why, sure! Just jump in any ol' time and talk about anything...that's what we all do!

ahhhh ok I posted a video of them eating their ff. Man they eat, sleep, eat, sleep what a life of riley they have.

this evening they've been going at the light trying to peck it. Running from one end of the pen to the other one. lol They only hatched out Tues. and Wed.
Here's the video but there are TWO of them on there and one is really cute because you can see them running back and forth on the video. I have a red light bulb but it's not much wattage so this one will have to do for now unless they start pecking at each other.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/114038759644076932891/114038759644076932891/posts/p/pub

Can't see your video from that link, Miss Rosemarie!

 

[RoseMarie1]

Why, sure! Just jump in any ol' time and talk about anything...that's what we all do!

Can't see your video from that link, Miss Rosemarie!

uh oh gotta figure it out. lol

 

[Triple Willow]

Can I join you all here?  We've had laying hens for years, but just got our first batch of meat birds on Monday.  We got 12 Cornish X, 6 Pioneer and 6 Red Rangers, from McMurray Hatchery.  We've lost one of the Cornish so far.  We've also got 2 Dark Cornish, 2 Speckled Sussex, and (we think) a Brahma to add to our laying flock. 

They all seem happy and healthy and are loving the fermented feed, although I think so far it's more soaked than fermented. 

Hey there! Welcome to the FF Club!

 

[RoseMarie1]

Hey there! Welcome to the FF Club!

yes welcome!

 

[cortner1195]

Mike got home from work last night before I did, and checked on the frost bite layer. Her foot fell off when he picked her up. He completed her journey immediately. No sense in making her wait any longer.

The CX are voracious little buggers. They have tripled in size since last Sunday when we got them. I am guessing that they will be two weeks old on Monday. All the feed stores here get their chicks on Tuesday. I got them on Sunday so I was figuring them to be about a week old when we got them. I will keep them on free feed 24 hours a day for another week, then cut it back to 2-3 times a day. They are getting some dry chick starter, then I heap the ff on top.

The layers got their first bowl of ff today. We are driving out of town today and we will be pricing some whole grains while down south. There are some grain mills in the area we are going. At the feed stores here the prices are pretty much the same for whole grains as it is for chicken feed. $14.99 for 40# layer pellets, and $13.99 for 50# of corn, oats, or barley. I would like to find the whole grains at $10 for 50#. We also have the ability to bring in the large tote bags. If I can find them. I would do the dry peas for the pigs. If this goes the way it might we will ferment for the layers and the pigs. The meaties will probably be gone by the time we have the pigs.

Have a great day, and thanks again for everyone's advice on my poor little rescue layer.

 

[LindaB220]

Wow, 1500 pages. Good going us

 

[Triple Willow]

@Cortner... sorry about your hen. Frostbite is some bad stuff! I'm glad you put her out of her misery instead of letting her suffer like some do.

 

[EnnisLakeFarm]

I've been thinking a bit about feed lately. Currently my girls (6) get free choice layer ration and about a half pound of fodder every day. I think I would like to switch them over to ff and sprouts. I'm probably going to make them too fat to lay!