"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

Floating eggs are BAD!!!  I don't think you can feed those to your girls.  I COULD be wrong.  Someone else will confirm, or correct.
When the egg is flat on the bottom of the bowl (filled with water), it is the freshest.  I think Angel (?) had a picture chart.  Or it could have been Forever?

I think you should stop poisioning them unless you see a mite.. Change your stratigy to high protein, it helps feather growth. Black sunflower seeds. meal worms etc. If they haven't molted in the past I would think thats what is going on. Can't hurt to try.

 

[foreverlearning]

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Do you normally have round worm in your area? Remember that it is not unusual for chickens to have worms. Heck most americans (80%) have worms and tape worms are used as a dieting method. Just remember to do your normal worming treatments to keep them in check. Pumpkin seeds, spicy pepper powder, acv, and garlic are all natural wormers and easily added to their diets. As long as your flock does not have an overload of worms there will be no health issues. It's part of the reason so many went to fermented feed, it keeps the balance in check.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Do you normally have round worm in your area? Remember that it is not unusual for chickens to have worms. Heck most americans (80%) have worms and tape worms are used as a dieting method. Just remember to do your normal worming treatments to keep them in check. Pumpkin seeds, spicy pepper powder, acv, and garlic are all natural wormers and easily added to their diets. As long as your flock does not have an overload of worms there will be no health issues. It's part of the reason so many went to fermented feed, it keeps the balance in check.

So are cantalope seeds. Read it in a ckicken magazine.

 

[LindaB220]

Ok. That's the end of my earth worm feeding!

But can't you get rid of them bay feeding garlic.?

 

[Angelicisi]

Garlic definitely helps keep them at bay. Getting then tho sucks lol pumpkin seeds work better and last longer tho.

Round worms are present in the area so I've always kept using preventative ways too just in case and haven't had issues but I don't want the earthworms to be a staple if their diets with the risk. I'll let them pick up worms they like lol

But can't you   get rid of them bay feeding garlic.? 

 

[Angelicisi]

Lol so I mentioned rabbit poo sales earlier...look what hubby ordered for the poop bags

We were excited to see so didn't tape up properly before spraying but it will look similar to this...

 

[PSJ]

do y'all compost? I'm thinking about starting. What type of container do you use? What do you put it it? Ive heard of chicken and rabbit poo of course, then coffee grounds, and egg shells... what else?

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Lol so I mentioned rabbit poo sales earlier...look what hubby ordered for the poop bags

We were excited to see so didn't tape up properly before spraying but it will look similar to this...

Love it and love your chicken labels, too.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

do y'all compost? I'm thinking about starting. What type of container do you use? What do you put it it? Ive heard of chicken and rabbit poo of course, then coffee grounds, and egg shells... what else? 

I got the black plastic one from the EBR parish mulch giveaway a few years back (I paid for it). I hate it. In 3 years I hardly got any compost out of it, it's very hard to churn, and it's hard to get compost out of it. I plan to make my own with chicken wire and throw away the black plastic failure.

 

[Angelicisi]

I compost 3 ways. I use a barrel composter (worked awesome! But just listed it because it doesn't make enough for the property, mainly great for one or two smaller gardens or a normal sized yard.) But every 12 week's or so a full barrel of gross scraps turns into rich soil.

I also have a pile of long term compost (chicken poo, cardboard, excess grass cuttings, and excess of hay.) Chicken poo is a "hot" fert and should be composted before use (i do use it right outta the chicken in my banana trees tho (heavy heavy feeders when fruiting)
And then I have these lovely stackable pallets we stack up 3-4 high. Fill with all kitchen scraps that chickens don't get, garden waste, egg shells, everything except meat (predators) then once a month I unstack each one and re stack it directly in front or behind the original place sliding compost with it effectively "turning" it. These boxes work pretty fast when full and turned regularly.

I personally don't compost rabbitry waste unless I need a lil bit to top it off. I sell rabbitry waste and use a ton of it ourselves in the gardens. Full circle. Rabbit poo does not have to compost, its a cold fert. Sprinkle directly through gardens and potted plants, lawns, fruit trees love it. I wrap spent hay around veggie garden plants to fertilizer when I water and the spent hay works also as a mulch keeping soil near roots cool and moist a lot longer in our brutal heat.

do y'all compost? I'm thinking about starting. What type of container do you use? What do you put it it? Ive heard of chicken and rabbit poo of course, then coffee grounds, and egg shells... what else?