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[CityClucks]

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What is BOSS?

Traci

Black Oil Sunflower Seed

 

[tgperg]

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Ah! Thank you. I will add it to my list of acronyms. EVOO was the first one I had to learn (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, if anyone out there still doesn't know.)

Traci

 

[Doc Henry]

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There are alot of opinions on this but i think the easiest answer is YES there is a difference between brands of feed and it does influence egg production. I don't see egg size changing much in my own experience. I also think feeds work for some people that might not work well for you depending on what the birds get to eat beside layer feeds. I like to mix my own feeds mostly because its fun and I can add stuff that you can't find in comercially available feeds. It keeps folks guessing when they see your feed.

I have a "staple" feed of laying pellets, but also mix up my own feed mixture of rolled oats, wheat, BOSS, milo and wild bird seed. The chickens get a scoop of this every evening along with any veggies/fruits if I have them. During the colder months I mixed scratch and corn in also.
Would love to hear others mixtures they have come up with!

I do about the same, I have layers and game birds as well as Foo Foo birds and they all get a little different mixture depending on what they like and what they do layers get all you can eat layer ration, veggies, free range bugs (depending on time of year), if no treats are available we throw them some scratch which we make using an assortment of whole grains. The game chickens get a mixture of whole corn, black oil sunflower seeds, oats, milo, dry trappers peas, cat food, layer pellets or calf mana, unpopped popcorn kernals if we can find it, soy or wheat is good too. Pigeons like this mix too. Foo Foo birds get a mixture of all the above but we cut back on the corn so they don't look so "brassy". The waterfowl just eat what they want because they have free choice.

 

[artsyrobin]

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What sort of area are you making for them? I'm starting to think about changing housing for my birds. They all share a coop and free range right now.

Traci

well, we kinda keep expanding- but the chickens have a coop and run, they used to free range, but after a bunch of losses this last few months that has changed to an hour or so in the morning and at dusk- i did discover- sounds gross, but they love those hanging fly catcher bottles- they will stand and pick the flies off...ewwww...but it keeps them busy....



warning- gross pics.....

the ducks and goose have a yard with a house(a box actually) that hubby made, and a kiddie pool, so they seem content- we were down to one goose and one duck thanks to a fox or something around at nite...

i'll have to get pics to post

 

[tgperg]

Wow! I love that fly bottle thing. I have GOT to make or buy one for my girls.

tg

 

[artsyrobin]

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they sell them at feedstores, or walmart- the black girl discovered the treat inside, so now all of them go over and snag them as the go in the bottom- nothing there to hurt them- but since chickens love bugs i guess it is just supplemental feed...

 

[Stimpy]

Hi City.

How has the world been treating you? Heard any good music lately?


-KD-

 

[CityClucks]

Heya Stimp! I have been busy lately and haven't really listened to much music, but I did drive to Texas recently and listened to J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton on the way, and some David Gray. I also can't get enough old Johnny Cash, but who can?

 

[Stimpy]

I like just about anything Johnny Cash ever recorded. That's about all the country I can take most of the time. I've become a big fan of Kings Of Leon lately. I can't tell you why

I've listened to them for a year or so, but I think this last cd might be the best they've done so far. Hinder is another group I'm starting to like more than before also.

-KD-

 

[tgperg]

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Have you listened to Mike Ness's first solo album? (He's from Social Distortion.) He does a lot of Johnny Cash covers. I really like him.

Traci