The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!
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Wondering if anyone else has attempted to form their own "mother" in order to keep making UPACV.
I have my little experiment on the go and am wondering if it's working right. I read some info that indicated that the mother should form
on top in a thin layer that thickens over time. Mine just got cloudy, then the cloudiness kinda grouped up into lumps suspended mid jar
and are ever growing.
If anyone has ever tried this I would love to know your results. Not too keen on poisoning the chickens!
:/
I have my little experiment on the go and am wondering if it's working right. I read some info that indicated that the mother should form
on top in a thin layer that thickens over time. Mine just got cloudy, then the cloudiness kinda grouped up into lumps suspended mid jar
and are ever growing.
If anyone has ever tried this I would love to know your results. Not too keen on poisoning the chickens!
:/
I doubt you could do that unless they are allergic. Are you going to add some of it to a larger container of regular acv? What are your plans with your homemade brew?..Wondering if anyone else has attempted to form their own "mother" in order to keep making UPACV.
I have my little experiment on the go and am wondering if it's working right. I read some info that indicated that the mother should form
on top in a thin layer that thickens over time. Mine just got cloudy, then the cloudiness kinda grouped up into lumps suspended mid jar
and are ever growing.
If anyone has ever tried this I would love to know your results. Not too keen on poisoning the chickens!
please share not only your plans..but your secret recipe!
yep I made some. the snot like mass is the mother it can form on the top in the middle or on the bottom of the jar.
jockeyeba
Crowing
8 1/2 mo. old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte pullet laid her 1st egg Dec. 31st, she laid 5 eggs in the last 6 days!That would be wonderful!! And congrats again! It is so excitingSince I have the 5 eggs my BLRW pullet just started laying I'd be glad to keep a picture record, I already put her 1st 2 days egg pictures on here anyway
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What I remember from the OT thread on this is that if you have one hen that is bare back in your flock cull it if you have more than that cull the rooster.nice pic Leahs
Thought I'd pass this tidbit along. On the former OT thread pretty much every time a bare back hen was brought up, OT's said cull the hen. Well I had 1 coop with 2 of 4 hens in there...both of the bareback hens were White Leghorns. I also had a off again...on again egg eating problem in this coop. So anyway ................. Thanksgiving week I put their rooster in freezer camp, and put a larger rooster in his place. Egg eating stopped immediately and has not restarted. The hens are fully feathered now and have been for at least a month. Beautiful healthy feathers. The previous 6 months they hardly had any feathers. A simple rooster swap fixed the problem and my fantastic laying hens still are alive laying and not in the freezer.
. Simple point being just because you raised chickens for 20 to 40 years does not mean you are always right
. I suspected the rooster was the problem and in this case I was correct. Food for thought..............
Your problem was you had 4 hens out of the 4 two were bare back. That says cull the rooster according to the OT thread because 2 out of 4 is half the flock.
Glad it worked out for you anyway.
Quote: That would be wonderful!!
And congrats again! It is so exciting
8 1/2 mo. old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte pullet laid her 1st egg Dec. 31st, she laid 5 eggs in the last 6 days!
1st egg was real pointy, each next one gets rounder & slightly bigger
They sure are pretty! Pretty girl too..
Good job!
Wow zinia! Yours looks way grosser than mine (compliment 
)!
How did you do yours?
I basically just left UPACV in an open jar mixed with a little apple juice... maybe mines hungry for more sugar. I didn't add much juice to the mix.
The method was on another website, no recipe just mix UPACV with apple juice in a jar, place it in a cupboard covered with a coffee filter so it can breathe. Check it out when your bored, show your friends, embarrass your DH by showing his friends...
Apparently once the mother forms you can take it out and place it in apple juice to make your own vinegar. Figured it would be cheaper, healthier and way more fun than buying more vinegar.
)!How did you do yours?
I basically just left UPACV in an open jar mixed with a little apple juice... maybe mines hungry for more sugar. I didn't add much juice to the mix.
The method was on another website, no recipe just mix UPACV with apple juice in a jar, place it in a cupboard covered with a coffee filter so it can breathe. Check it out when your bored, show your friends, embarrass your DH by showing his friends...
Apparently once the mother forms you can take it out and place it in apple juice to make your own vinegar. Figured it would be cheaper, healthier and way more fun than buying more vinegar.
jockeyeba
Crowing
Thanks DelishaThey sure are pretty! Pretty girl too.. Good job!8 1/2 mo. old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte pullet laid her 1st egg Dec. 31st, she laid 5 eggs in the last 6 days!That would be wonderful!! And congrats again! It is so excitingSince I have the 5 eggs my BLRW pullet just started laying I'd be glad to keep a picture record, I already put her 1st 2 days egg pictures on here anyway1st egg was real pointy, each next one gets rounder width: 350px; height: 263px;" width="350"> [/URL]
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