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[Mother2Hens]

I have some 24-10 green calf milk replacer. It is left over from our calf and if I could use it then it wouldn't go to wast. I was thinking about sprinkling it on their food.
can anyone tell me if it would be ok to use this as a top dressing for my chickens?

chick rookie~ I found these posts:



Originally Posted by racinchickins racinchickens ~ I bet that does save a lot of energy. The only reason I don't hang clothes/bedding outside is because of allergens adhering to fabric. We have enough allergy problems without sleeping in sheets coated with pollen. I used to get cat-allergy injections-- well, I couldn't get rid of my cats as the allergist suggested!

 

[chisNchickens]

The traps are checked daily, so they aren't usually dead. You have to do something

Glue traps are terribly inhumane. I hate them. But we had a situation with mice and regular traps weren't working. Best thing to do is practice your aim hitting with a hammer. That is what I ended up doing. I checked them every few hours and when one was stuck, whack the head good. Only way to make a glue trap relatively humane. Of course you usually end up with eyeballs stuck to your hammer.

Sorry. I am terribly behind and what a post to pick and comment on! I love all the pictures folks...especially the silkie ones!

 

[Mother2Hens]

Maybe call around to some local grocery stores and ask if you can take their older produce that isn't fit to sell any more. Tell them it is for your chickens. I bet they throw out a lot of produce that would still be fit for the birds. Just a thought and it would be free!
Keep in mind for summer months: I remember vickichicki's suggestion of asking Farm Market/Produce Stand owners for overripe left-overs that they can't sell. (vickichicki owns a Produce Stand in Indy).

 

[chisNchickens]

WORMING (Just my philosophy and MO)
-I don't worm routinely. I do observe the health of the flock and look for any signs of problems.
-I don't "guess" if they have worms and worm them. If I think there might be a worm issue I would take a stool sample in to be checked before administering any worming medication.
-I do practice preventative, natural measures to boost health and a strong immune system that helps them be strong against illness and parasite overload. This includes what I DO and DON'T feed among other things.

So far I've never wormed and haven't needed to.

-Worming medications are very hard on the system and the overall health of the bird (or any animal for that matter).

-It takes time for them to recover their health after worming....and can weaken them to the point that they are more susceptible to....overload of WORMS.

And some other illnesses.


That is why I don't worm routinely and why I'd take in a sample and only worm if they are on overload. And...if I DID need to worm them, I'd definitely start looking at my husbandry and their current living conditions to see what I need to change (which could be a host of things...and some of them are unavoidable.....but I'd sure want to know what was causing the problem to see if there was anything I could change.)

Oh so true. Animals are actually quite capable (yes even human animals) of carrying a manageable worm load. You only see problems when the immune system is out of whack for varying reasons. I do not worm my dogs. Period. I just make sure they eat a species appropriate diet, have access to fresh air and clean ground for exercise. Folks who feed dog food would be amazed at what a species appropriate diet will do for your dogs. I don't have flea problems, not even in the summer months. My dogs smell clean and fresh, have sweet breath and shiny coats. Same with any other species. How novel eh?

 

[hogster160]

[COLOR=008080]hogster[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ Thank you for your kind words. Just a clarification since multi-posts are hard to figure out sometimes![/COLOR]
[COLOR=000080]chick rookie[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]asked about cost effective ways to provide more fruit and veggies to her flock.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=4B0082]ChickCrazed (formerly known as Farker Farms)[/COLOR][COLOR=8B4513] had the helpful suggestion:[/COLOR]

YES what M2H said lol

Ugh boy did I screw that one up. Thanks for fixing it lol!!!

 

[chick rookie]

chick rookie~ I found these posts:



racinchickens ~ I bet that does save a lot of energy. The only reason I don't hang clothes/bedding outside is because of allergens adhering to fabric. We have enough allergy problems without sleeping in sheets coated with pollen. I used to get cat-allergy injections-- well, I couldn't get rid of my cats as the allergist suggested!

M2H= thanks I have been so busy past 2 days that I cant even keep up with the thread let alone research. thank you. I don't have the calf any more he didn't make it. DH wants to get another one, but I told him he would have to get him past the ruff patch cause I just cant take the dying thing well.
and besides my chickens will like it and every little bit helps.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Hope you got some rest!

I have some 24-10 green calf milk replacer that has : dried whey, soy flour, animal fat ( preserved with BHA, BHT, Citric acid & ethoxyquin ) ,dried whey protein concentrate,calcium carbonate,dried skimmed milk, sodium silico aluminate, dicalcium phosphate,lecithin, ethoxylated mono-diglycides, propylene glycol, ferrous sulfate, vitamin B and E supplement, magnesium sulfate, choline chloride, L-lysine, maltodextrin,seleniumyeast, brewer's dried yeast, vitamin a supplement, zink sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper silfate, DL-methionine, ascorbic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex ( source of vitamin K activity), biotin, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pryidoxine hydrochoride, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, folic acid, cobalt sulfate.
Some of this I know is good for them but some I have no ideal???
It is left over from our calf and if I could use it then it wouldn't go to wast. I was thinking about sprinkling it on their food.



can anyone tell me if it would be ok to use this as a top dressing for my chickens?

I have used it on my birds food, my pigs.. you name it, even my dogs. The weather like it is right now, they can certainly use the boost.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Saving these links! And thoughts are with both of you, Its very hard to have a DH go through an injury. Hogster is he recovered fully now?

Quote: They are adorable, fun and friendly little guys! I both use the eggs, hatch and sell them.
I also sell live birds for new colonies (coveys) and for food use.
I have a very large 3 story rabbit hutch they live in while they grow up. its 4 ft tall, 4ft wide and 3 ft deep.
My breeders live indoors in the heated garage and are my pets also. I have let them grow up with chickens, guinea etc still do.
I don't free range them, too much risk.

I found the right person at Perdue to talk to this morning and left her a message. Unfortunately when I went to check on Lucy, it was too late. I'm hoping they can test her if it was just last night that she passed.

Put her in the fridge until they call back.

I am so sorry. Good luck.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: between the 2 I think the locking hook & eye is safer.. But raccoons are REALLY smart.

Quote: Thanks for posting.

Quote: I would rather see it 3x than not at all!

 

[hogster160]

Saving these links! And thoughts are with both of you, Its very hard to have a DH go through an injury. Hogster is he recovered fully

He's as recovered as he's going to get. The cut was at an angle right through his first knuckle on his thumb left hand. He also cut into the webbing between the thumb and index finger. his 2-2.5 hour surgery ended up being almost 8. The only thing I was really upset about (other than the fact he was hurt to begin with)was that we got no update during his surgery. That was 6 hours of hell. So his thumb doesn't bend at the joint, (because it's gone, rods were inserted to join the 2 pcs of bone together) but they re attached it at a slight angle so he can apply pressure to aid him in holding things. Does that work? No not really. Some days he would rather have had it just cleaned up and add a bandage. His words lol. He gets very frustrated very easily because of his limited use. He also had to have 2 other surgeries because once healed the skin in the webbing of his hand was too tight do to skin loss and scarring that every time he bends the thumb at the palm joint that joint would hyper extend.

Unfortunately, in the state of michigan, when injured on the job, the employer only has to seek you medical care. Which they did, excellent care in fact. So his case is closed. He can still do his job, but he's slower at it, a lot slower.

He is trying to find something more suited for him now as it's just really difficult to do several aspects of his job. He installs commercial heating and ac units. He alo works in nuclear plant.

Thanks for the good thoughts for my dh...some days he really needs them.