Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[mithious]

All done reading. LOVED Tikk Tok's article. Written so well, so easy to understand, and every question I had, was answered and then some!

A definite must read for all of us new to FF, IMHO.

This is a VERY long thread, and with all the work, have to read late at night and still no where near 1/4? read yet. To have all you all have shared, put in a simple to read, simple to understand, simple to do article is priceless!

Thanks so much Bee for sending me there. I tweaked a few things, after reading it and feel MUCH more confident in this FF process and seems, with what that article said, very very easy to switch over to and keep up.

Loved all the links, Tikk Tok's was by far, the best article I have read!

I think it should be a stickie on here, or article on FF, how ever BYC does that, for us newbies to FF.

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[mithious]

Thank you one and all for your wonderful patience with all my questions and all your help! You all are some really great people here!

 

[Beekissed]

All done reading. LOVED Tikk Tok's article. Written so well, so easy to understand, and every question I had, was answered and then some!

A definite must read for all of us new to FF, IMHO.

This is a VERY long thread, and with all the work, have to read late at night and still no where near 1/4? read yet. To have all you all have shared, put in a simple to read, simple to understand, simple to do article is priceless!

Thanks so much Bee for sending me there. I tweaked a few things, after reading it and feel MUCH more confident in this FF process and seems, with what that article said, very very easy to switch over to and keep up.

Loved all the links, Tikk Tok's was by far, the best article I have read!

I think it should be a stickie on here, or article on FF, how ever BYC does that, for us newbies to FF.

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I think so too! Maybe someone could suggest to the powers that be on here that they sticky her info on the top of the feed and water thread?

 

[Triple Willow]

Thank you one and all for your wonderful patience with all my questions and all your help! You all are some really great people here!

You're welcome. We all start from zero, nobody is born knowing all about fermented feed. But no doubt Bee and some others have more than done their homework and mastered it.

 

[Coralietg]

Any tips on preventing mould growth on the FF?

 

[Triple Willow]

Any tips on preventing mould growth on the FF? 

What does it look and smell like?

 

[RoseMarie1]

Rose & triple willow try meat once or twice a week for a few months & see if it helps. I still,give my girls meat throughout out the spring & summer even tho they have a lot of worms & bugs in the compost pile. Just not as often. This morning they had a pound of raw ground beef. Bowl was licked clean !!!

Even when the girls were snowed in they have never feather picked. Well except Stella's head but that's because she has poor manners when they are fed & the big girls peck her. They are growing back in now that they have more space

I am feeding them 22% protein and 3/4 gallon of Boss every three or four days for the 16 chickens PLUS they're free ranging as well......so I figured that'd be enough protein.

I have tried to do some research on this issue but all I get is feed more protein. I KNOW this has to be enough protein. lol I worry about damaging their organs. This is their 2nd bag of the 22% protein layer. I'm thinking it's a mineral or vitamin they're missing. Just haven't gotten it figured out. I'll have to get a pic and show you had bad this is. It's very pitiful and everyone that comes to my house when they are out free ranging has to ask me why are their backs naked? Makes me feel horrible and I feel for them to because you know that has to hurt when they get blistered.

I also did them some of the suet feeders like Bee was telling me so they have had that as well. I will give them some g meat and see if that helps. and you did give it to them raw right? I can just hear hubby when I tell him I gotta feed the chickens g. ham. meat once a week.

 

[RoseMarie1]

So that would mean a protein deficiency, right? I'm going to try meat also. How often should I give it to 2 and 4 week old chicks? I would like to cook up some ground beef today for them. Thanks

no not in my case. I'm doing 22% protein layer and Boss AND homemade suet feeders with peanut butter and boss and other stuff. Chickens like meat, they're meat eaters not plant eaters so the food isn't really the best for them since they want and like meat. That's one reason they can become canables. sp? I always pick and say if I was to fall in their pen with them inside it, they would have my bones picked clean in 5 minutes.

 

[armorfirelady]

I will give them some g meat and see if that helps. and you did give it to them raw right? I can just hear hubby when I tell him I gotta feed the chickens g. ham. meat once a week.

I believe its a need for meat protein not just protein in general.

Check your local grocery or butcher as well. I found chicken hearts & livers that are packaged cheap. I run them through the food grinder and put them in individual baggies & freeze them. Mine got ground beef because my son wanted tacos and I put it on the counter to defrost & forgot about it lol Was not bad but it wouldnt of been used today since I work so the girls made out well

I also have friends & family save me turkey & chicken carcasses & ham bones. My girls love to pick those clean. When they are done I toss them in the compost.

I am still finding pieces of bone in the garden where the hens are for winter. Thank goodness my neighbors cant see me tossing bones in the compost lol Every time I find one I chuckle as I toss it in the compost thinking it reminds me of a grave yard with bones scattered around

 

[calliescluckers]

okay i have a question... I'm getting a bunch of broilers on thursday, and i have feed that is fermenting right now. i am also getting 10 turkeys.... can they be fed fermented chick starter?


i read turkeys need higher protein, but i also read fermenting increases the protein in the feed.....?????



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