The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[ShrekDawg]

Fyi you can make your own probiotics cheap by feeding/making yogurt (SUPER EASY) for your chickens or kombucha (less easy). My chickens go insane when I chop up the scoby for them and they love it when I mix yogurt into their feed

Edit: fermented feed is also probiotic!

I may try all these

I wonder if Save a chick will work? I still have a few packs hanging around.

I dont know if the regular electrolyte one would work but they actually make a probiotic formula too

Big old bird is good:

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Ole-Bird-Poultry-Probiotic/dp/B008M72DYE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457754714&sr=8-1&keywords=big+ole+bird

I'm gonna look that up

 

[Sally Sunshine]

WE ONLY HAVE
TWO COOL ENTRIES!!!!!
Come on peoples!
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This is my entry. I used it in the edible Easter contest already, so if I can't use it again let me know please.

It is a nest with three chicks already hatched.

My entry I call it my Peepster. I used the new Mystery flavor peeps for the white.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...test-7th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_100

Deadline for entry is April 7th , 2016 at midnight PST​

Contest # 11
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Peeps Art Contest!
7th Annual Easter Hatch-a-long!

"Eep”–a clever play on Pixar's “Up” Film​

The Winner of the Washington Post's 2010 Peeps Diorama Contest​

Enter the PEEPS Art Contest by Constructing
a MARSHMALLOWY Peeps masterpiece out of the sugary candy PEEPS!
The concept is simple, use PEEPS, to create a sculpture, mosaic, diorama, or other type of visual art.
PEEPS do not have to be the main component of the piece, but they should be the focus.

2 Entries per contestant, 3 images per Entry
A panel of Judges will choose the winner

For some PEEPS inspiration, see what others have created:
google search: https://www.google.com/search?q=pee...DknJTLAhUG7iYKHUD-BKQQsAQIHA&biw=1206&bih=681
Washington, D.C. - http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/peeps
Denver, CO - http://www.denverpost.com/food/ci_19957260
Westminster, MD - http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrollartscenter/sets/72157629831829679/
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Denver Post's Peeps diorama winner 2010​

Please read the RULES below!​

1st Place:


$20 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of @chattery41
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2nd Place:


MOXY Socks Chicken Legs Knee-High Fitness Novelty Socks, courtesy of @Hurley

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3rd Place

2 hen saddles courtesy of @Auroradream26​

LOOK AT ALL THE
COOL IDEAS on google!

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https://www.google.com/search?q=pee...DknJTLAhUG7iYKHUD-BKQQsAQIHA&biw=1206&bih=681​

 

[venymae]

@Sally Sunshine but peeps are icky.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@Sally Sunshine but peeps are icky.

Trueeeee but you dont have to eat them i used to love peeps as a kid but realized its just sugar and too sweet lol but i may still enter. .

But honestly i think people think its too much work lol

 

[Razadia]

Quote: Geeze that's expensive.

Too bad TSC doesn't carry it. I'm gonna have to find out if my feed store has it tomorrow. If not I may have to find another way.

Quote:

I probably should have said that's what I have. I have both of them, actually.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Geeze that's expensive. :/  Too bad TSC doesn't carry it. I'm gonna have to find out if my feed store has it tomorrow. If not I may have to find another way.

 I probably should have said that's what I have. I have both of them, actually. 

I know the first one wasnt to me but i noticed the expense too. The smallest size is not too bad compared to the dog supplements I bought yesterday but because i bought those i cant really buy more stuff ya know? Lol but i may add ACV to the water

And ahhhh okay. Yeah, i wasnt sure lol. I have some of the regular ones but i wanna get some probiotics ones. Theyre not too expensive. But my issue with every supplement is its per gallon of water and i have a 5 gallon bucket waterer with horizontal nipples so i dont wanna over dose or have to use like 5 sav a chick packs lol

 

[Penny Hen]

@Sally Sunshine but peeps are icky.

I wonder if my sheep would eat them afterwards.

 

[ronott1]

Geeze that's expensive.

Too bad TSC doesn't carry it. I'm gonna have to find out if my feed store has it tomorrow. If not I may have to find another way.

I probably should have said that's what I have. I have both of them, actually.

Big ole bird lasts forever though!

I give it to my flock every two weeks.

 

[Penny Hen]

Well I got my special battery for my flashlight today (Ultrafire). As soon as I finish fixing dinner (late I know) I am going to tackle candling the 109 quail eggs. Crystal my OE F2 girl finally started laying again after a vicious hard moult.. So now if Onyx will just begin to lay again I will have 3 eggs most days. I lost all of my pre-Hal hatch. I will perfect my technique. For the April HAL I will be getting some local Silkie eggs I think. I am going to get this down before I pour some money on rare expensive shipped eggs.

 

[Razadia]

Quote: I'll admit it, I'm cheap.

I've got 2 packs of both hanging around from last spring. I ran out of ACV a month ago, but I keep forgetting to get more. In fact, I keep forgetting to tell anyone that's heading to the store to get some for me.

Quote: I'm going to try to talk Blu into it, but I may have to go a cheaper route. Which sucks, but that's how it is sometimes. I'm already pushing it by asking him to go to the swap tomorrow and TSC when I'm done. He HATES going into farm stores with me!

I already had plans to get Nutri-Drench while we were out there. I didn't want to be without it this hatch.