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Auroradream26 said:
Mine are used to it and have eaten it that way since they were babies. It only takes newbies a few minutes to learn that it's yummy once they see everyone else devouring it. I use a 5 gallon bucket and before bed, i put equal amounts of feed and water in to the bucket and stir (usually no more that halfway-3/4 full or it might overflow). Then in the morning, I just scoop it out in to bowls for them. Since I ferment it, I leave an inch or two in the bottom of the bucket for the next day to continue the ferment.
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I really want to ferment feed but worry about it getting moldy. I used to just put water on their food and they usually love it, but then it went bad and they wouldn't touch the stuff. On dumping it out the next day, I found maggots in it!
 
FluffyButt789 said:
I really want to ferment feed but worry about it getting moldy. I used to just put water on their food and they usually love it, but then it went bad and they wouldn't touch the stuff. On dumping it out the next day, I found maggots in it!
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Wow, that's crazy! I've been fermenting for almost 5 years now and have never had it go bad or anything like that happen.
 
The important thing is to keep it stirred. Stir twice daily until it’s bubbling, and actually fermented. Once daily after that, but you can go away for the weekend without an issue.
If you are just wetting it, and it’s not a 75 gallon barrel deep, stir it mid-day, and it should be fine.
 
So my chicken with fly-strike seems better. I don't see any maggots anymore. The wound is smaller every day and I'm still spraying it with vetericyn spray to promote fast healing. However I have noticed she is not eating much. I worry she may be sad being all alone in the cage in my laundry room. I'm thinking maybe I can put her cage in the coop so she can be with everyone else but not get picked at? What do you guys think?
 
Do you use antibiotics? Maybe a light preventive for the flock would be helpful if you're worried about spreading infection to the others or secondary infection affecting the fly-strike hen. I have never heard of fly-strike before, sounds scary.
 
Alternative is to bring her in a friend for the day, just switch out friends each day, or use a puppy play pen fence in the yard with an old sheet clothes pinned over it to allow her some grass time each day, with or without other flock members.
FluffyButt789 said:
So my chicken with fly-strike seems better. I don't see any maggots anymore. The wound is smaller every day and I'm still spraying it with vetericyn spray to promote fast healing. However I have noticed she is not eating much. I worry she may be sad being all alone in the cage in my laundry room. I'm thinking maybe I can put her cage in the coop so she can be with everyone else but not get picked at? What do you guys think?
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FluffyButt789 said:
So my chicken with fly-strike seems better. I don't see any maggots anymore. The wound is smaller every day and I'm still spraying it with vetericyn spray to promote fast healing. However I have noticed she is not eating much. I worry she may be sad being all alone in the cage in my laundry room. I'm thinking maybe I can put her cage in the coop so she can be with everyone else but not get picked at? What do you guys think?
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That's great that she's getting better! I would without a doubt move her cage out to the coop to be near the rest of the flock.

fisherlady said:
Alternative is to bring her in a friend for the day, just switch out friends each day, or use a puppy play pen fence in the yard with an old sheet clothes pinned over it to allow her some grass time each day, with or without other flock members.
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This is a great idea too!
 

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