I love the videos. It's fun watching them run out to scratch. Thanks for sharin .
Ribh's D'Coopage
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I love the videos. It's fun watching them run out to scratch. Thanks for sharin .
Biiiigg boo boo today... while cutting my grass apparently a rock shot out and shattered the glass in my front door.... into a million pieces! I’m bummed that I didn’t get a pic.. I think I was in a little shock
.... good news.. I might get to get a new door
... so now I’m off to online shop for doors.... bye
That's how one looks at the bright side of things. Bully for you.
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lol WhoDat likes hearing my funny accent.
It's funny isn't it! And I read the phrase "bully for you" in an Australian tone/intention, which is clearly very different to BY Bob's tone.
I love that your chooks have trees in the run Ribh!
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And I read it in an English accent because it's a very English phrase.
There is a ficus which I keep pruned really low or it would be enormous & the girls love it. They've shredded all the lower leaves for tid bits. There's an umbrella which I'm trying to kill off. They're a weed round here & now the Campines are climbing in them.
Another perch from which to launch themselves over the fence. The iron barks provide a lovely canopy & lots of shade in summer but the man keeps rolling his eyes
because when we do the run properly he has to roof around all those massive trunks. One of the negatives of not completely free ranging them is they love the verandah & shell ginger in summer but they decimate my poor garden so they need to be contained. Plus we aren't fenced & people will let their dogs roam loose. 
Aussie-Chookmum
Obeying her avian masters
Evening folks
Sue and I had a quiet 4th for the most part, it was nice. Couldn't see the fireworks from our place, just too high up and too many trees.
@Aussie-Chookmum my books don't address anything other than the seed. Digging through the internet, it would appear sprouts and greens contain Beta Glucans as well but in smaller concentrations (they can also be found in grass), but if I'm understanding correctly it may not be an issue. Do you have oats or barley in your feed? Check the ingredients list and tell me how far down the list they are.
Best course of action would be monitor their weight. As long as they are stable or gaining it's not a problem. β-Glucan is a nonstarch polysaccharide that is wonderfully complex and offers many benefits right up until the concentration is too high.
There are no hard and fast rules as concentration levels vary depending on a lot of factors. In the manufacturing of feed, it's recommended to keep the total volume of oats and barley below 15% but that's more of a safety measure assuming we're gonna feed up to 10% treats and many cheat.
Just to complicate it further, some feeds add a chemical additive to negate the effects of the beta glucans and increase oats and barley to 50% by volume. I know this is a crazy topic but there simply is so much we can't know without a full up lab, so key is to monitor and use good judgement. Weight loss is a key sign that they are getting too much.
Thank you rjohns. I didn't keep the bag but I'll check next time I buy the layer pellets
Evening folks
Haha
... I try.. sometimes ...
Hey der rj!! And everyone elseEvening folks
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