INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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This is from a cockerel. Is it OK, or does it just look bad?
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I'm thinking I need to move the water out of the coop or switch to a nipple bucket for the chickens and let the ducks use the pond. Wasn't sure if I should then move the food outside as well.
I have nipple water systems in most buildings but other than that, I have water available outside to all flocks.
The nipple systems can be a challenge when drips wet bedding.
I use bulk feeders inside, mostly so birds can eat as soon as they wake and to limit the amount stolen by wild birds.
I do feed fermented at least half the year but that is usually outside.
My birds were going through so little food this summer that I stopped fermenting. I'll probably start again now that the chicks are eating more.

Speaking of leaving food outside at night... I have had my coop open for 3 weeks now, nighttime included as I have been unable to reach my crazy chickens at bedtime. They are just outside all the time now. This morning, I walked up to add food to the feeder and out popped a chipmunk! Scared me half silly!
Prayers your birds survive as 24/7 outsiders.
You probably need a baby monitor so you can rush out when they're in trouble.

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I want to switch everybody to an allflock type feed but in pellets. Currently feed flock raiser in crumbles.
The Farm & Home store across from TSC carries an all flock pellet that most of my birds get currently. Sometimes TSC has it too.
 
What percentage protein does it have?
The one I'm currently feeding is 18% but I've seen a 20% there before.

I used to get all my feed in our local co-op that I hope to get started again. The variety available was amazing. My flock numbers were down for the last 7 months so there was no need.
Prices were similar to the Farm&Home but as good as their variety is, the co-op was better.
They had a 18% short pellet that was good for chickens and waterfowl. Starter was available in 18, 20, 24, 27 and a 15% finisher.
Layer was 16 or 20, the latter was intended to be coupled with scratch grains. They also had a 17% breeder feed.
They had a complete line of organic and soy free feeds and fish meal and porcine/bone meal.
The organic feeds were coarsely ground so worked very well for fermenting.
Eventually, I avoided all the other feeds and only bought 16% organic grower that I fermented. When I needed to up the protein for chicks, I could mix the grower with fish meal at a 10:1 ratio which yielded a 20% protein.
 
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