NY chicken lover!!!!

[bakingintherain]

My chickens always loved the spent grains, went crazy over them actually, guess I should try to brew a batch soon

 

[akaruby]

Just made some dog treats too with it and they loved it.

 

[Gramma Chick]

My DH finished brewing his second beer tonight and all Christmas decorations are up. Finally got around to getting everything for making my own chicken feed and it's a success! Tomorrow the girls will get some spent grains from brewing the beer...hope it's a hit!

Details : Own chicken feed ?

 

[Beer can]

My DH finished brewing his second beer tonight and all Christmas decorations are up. Finally got around to getting everything for making my own chicken feed and it's a success! Tomorrow the girls will get some spent grains from brewing the beer...hope it's a hit!

My chickens always loved the spent grains, went crazy over them actually, guess I should try to brew a batch soon

Hmm, idea! Maybe I can get the wife to allow me to brew more often, justify the cost. 'But I'll get free chicken feed'...

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning chickenistas. Well, I found out that the bear boards will defiantly do the job. I accidently stepped on one while working around my one silkie coop. Put a hole in my boot but I stood still when I felt it. Didn't break the skin thank goodness. It will defiantly put a whole lot of hurt on a bears paw. Had to clean out the coop and take the plastic off the window. Too much moisture in there. All nice and dry now with fresh shavings.

I use some DE in the coops and have a covered car pan in the big one with de, wood ash, sand and poultry dust in it. The girls use it. I have moved from de to sprinkling poultry dust in the coops and on the roosts. Seems to keep the cooties population down. Been adding supplements to the waterers as well. Yesterday they all got leftover pumpkin pie and banana pudding. That was a hit.

Off to sling the pills. Later cheeps!

 

[BakerzDozen]

Well im almost finish plasticing up the baby coop for storage ..hope to do some more tomorrow . then move the leaves / bedding in ...still need to clean out the coop for winter ...thats next on my list .. Too much to do to little time . Heres Grey goose ...3 1/2 months .she honks all the time Tab do you have any of these with Black spots on them ...She might be 1/2 Australorp 1/2 olive egger

Oh Grama she's so pretty. I want one!!!

 

[akaruby]

Details : Own chicken feed ?

I combined a few recipes I found online - cracked corn, lentils, split peas, black oil sunflower seeds, flax seeds, oats, soft red wheat and chia seeds. I put some oyster shells in there too. I'll be adding the spent grains to the feed too.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I have the portions for FF figured out finally. They are only going through one feeder full of dry at this point, and that takes them a week. I was filling it every other day. Now they get FF in the am ,which is gone by noon, and in the evening, which is gone by bed. They are so much shinier and perky. I use so much less feed than before . They still have oyster shell available free choice and I still give veggies and such in mid afternoon, plus they free range daily. I was starting to think I was losing money with them, now it's not so bad.

 

[rancher hicks]

Morning chickenistas. Well, I found out that the bear boards will defiantly do the job. I accidently stepped on one while working around my one silkie coop. Put a hole in my boot but I stood still when I felt it. Didn't break the skin thank goodness. It will defiantly put a whole lot of hurt on a bears paw. Had to clean out the coop and take the plastic off the window. Too much moisture in there. All nice and dry now with fresh shavings.

I use some DE in the coops and have a covered car pan in the big one with de, wood ash, sand and poultry dust in it. The girls use it. I have moved from de to sprinkling poultry dust in the coops and on the roosts. Seems to keep the cooties population down. Been adding supplements to the waterers as well. Yesterday they all got leftover pumpkin pie and banana pudding. That was a hit.

Off to sling the pills. Later cheeps!

I hope they weren't expensive boots. Around here I need waterproof boots. Seems to me chickens will dust no matter if there are cooties or not. I say anything that might prevent them or at least keep them in check is worth the effort, right?

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60* on Sunday?

I'm getting ready to clean a coop or two. Plus the brooder since I got rid of five of the chicks. They were quite messy. I now only have two. An EE and a Marans that I'm pretty sure is a roo.

Have someone interested in the C. Rocks. I always get nervous doing business. I never hear back from folks that have bought chicks, chickens. One person says they have experience with exhibition. I have no doubt this line will show well. The hens I think are nice but since I don't show who am I to say. Too, they know who Scott is and I know his birds have won ribbons. I'm too old and poor to get into the show circuit.

I too have been feeding Feather Fixer? It's high in protein but I wonder how much better it is than the Egg Producer I've switched back to. FF is only 18% but the EP is 21%. Aww anyhow it is what it is. It's what we like that matters I guess.

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Oh and Pharm, don't criticize slinging pills. We here depend a great deal on our Pharmacist. Though I swear one more pill assigned and I'll scream. I will ask you this. Are there any side effects to Fish Oil pills ?

Of course for the chickens I like to add Cod Liver oil but finding it liquid is not easy. I'm down to the last of it from long ago. The pills are for me. I try to get the chickens to take them but they have a hard time swallowing

pills.

Have a nice day everyone,

Rancher, it's still to cold outside for me, Hicks

 

[boskelli1571]

I have the portions for FF figured out finally. They are only going through one feeder full of dry at this point, and that takes them a week. I was filling it every other day. Now they get FF in the am ,which is gone by noon, and in the evening, which is gone by bed. They are so much shinier and perky. I use so much less feed than before . They still have oyster shell available free choice and I still give veggies and such in mid afternoon, plus they free range daily. I was starting to think I was losing money with them, now it's not so bad.

Do you use regular feed, scratch - what? I'm thinking it might be worth my while