Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[Robert M]

I'll stick with Firefox and Thunderbird.

 

[tjo804]

Good boy Robert M!

DH is a "slanted vision" Tech guy ... Chrome was invented by google to get past country blocks and has evolved to track your every move so that googles paid advertisers can target you directly.
It is not allowed on his company floor and has crashed the systems when someone trys to skirt his rules. He said maybe for a single user it is nice but even here at home we have a massive network system and it is not allowed!

 

[Robert M]

Good boy Robert M!

DH is a "slanted vision" Tech guy ... Chrome was invented by google to get past country blocks and has evolved to track your every move so that googles paid advertisers can target you directly.
It is not allowed on his company floor and has crashed the systems when someone trys to skirt his rules. He said maybe for a single user it is nice but even here at home we have a massive network system and it is not allowed!

Thank you for the second. That's what my tech, Dave, said. He knows, he' runs the support desk at the Washington Navy Yard, where that idiot killed all those people, for ALL the Navy, and he cautions everyone against it. Their computers won't accept ANYTHING in Chrome format. I'll stick with Dave, too.

 

[tjo804]

Quote:
DH is Director of IT for a global law firm.

I'll stick with Firefox and Thunderbird also

 

[Robert M]

10-4

 

[curious chickee]

I give layer mash to all birds, all ages and sexes.  It works great and they grow well on it. 

So you haven't seen problems from too much calcium in you rooster or chicks. That is good I heard that much calcium wasn't good for them long term.

 

[Beekissed]

So you haven't seen problems from too much calcium in you rooster or chicks. That is good I heard that much calcium wasn't good for them long term.

That's what I hear. But, because that's what folks hear, they never put that theory to the test....except for me. Have done it for years now and have long lived birds that produce clear up into years 6-7, healthy and thriving into old age. Taking calcium away from roosters and chicks is like saying men and small children don't need calcium to make strong bones. Roosters are more active than the hens and also have heavier, larger bones and chicks need good calcium to grow strong...you should see how many steps they have to take in a day to keep up with their mamas out in the pasture. Add to that, the forage they get out on range regularly has over 10%+ calcium and I range all chicks from the 2nd wk, so all my chicks and chickens are eating WAY more calcium every day than they find in layer ration.

 

[curious chickee]

Thanks, that will make feeding much easier. I appreciate it.

 

[shortgrass]

That's what I hear.  But, because that's what folks hear, they never put that theory to the test....except for me.  Have done it for years now and have long lived birds that produce clear up into years 6-7, healthy and thriving into old age.  Taking calcium away from roosters and chicks is like saying men and small children don't need calcium to make strong bones.  Roosters are more active than the hens and also have heavier, larger bones and chicks need good calcium to grow strong...you should see how many steps they have to take in a day to keep up with their mamas out in the pasture.   Add to that, the forage they get out on range regularly has over 10%+ calcium and I range all chicks from the 2nd wk, so all my chicks and chickens are eating WAY more calcium every day than they find in layer ration. 

Good point... I watch what they're eating ( mostly free range) and I let them have oyster she'll at will and f they want it... They get into it when the field peas die down in spring, and then again about August when grasses are going to seed. Otherwise they seem to know when they need extra..

I spend way too much time researching forage cover crops lol, but I figure what goes in THEM will go in ME... I crave calcium too; as long as they have a source they can get it from, they will "self medicate" ha-ha

They wiped out 100 sq feet of spinach and about 100# worth of seedling potatoes getting hilled...so I would say right now they are looking for iron and potassium and didn't notice the vetch is blooming for them instead.... Argh haha

 

[enola]

I fed layer pellets to the whole flock for years (and years). The main reason I feed all flock now is because it has more protein and is less expensive. I think my hens need the higher protein because they can't free range. Unfortunately.