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[ozexpat]

the full load - only in the third world


I still say we could have fit 10 more

 

[bamadude]

Surely

 

[tntchix]

Contrary to popular belief, eggs and BOSS aren't very high in protein.
Eggs, while very nutritious, are about 12% protein.
BOSS the same or lower if they still have the hulls.
Dehulled they'll be about 20+ %. Sunflower meal is around 40% or more.
That's just off the top of my head so those numbers may be off a bit.

what about sprouted BOSS?

Never disappear. We have to share the numbers.

I always caution people to take what is written with a grain of salt. Proper management depends on one's climate, needs and what's available in their area. There are so many different management techniques. Clearly there is no right or wrong way to do something - just what works for their situation.

ok peeps...


I have heard that people put chicks on wood chips/shavings....

I have my full grown chickens on them...


Anyway, I have chicks, over a week old, I can't keep them on paper towels anymore... too old, too much poop, some of their feet are looking bad .... I am out of PDZ....

so, I just washed all of their feet again, and then put them on wood chips/shavings. They dang chicks keep pecking at the wood shavings more than I would like.

I have fussed at them, pointed out the feed... etc....

I know that every so often there are chicks that eat the wood shavings and get impacted and die....



Anything that I can do to make sure these idiot chicks don't kill themselves?

Both of my first flocks were on shavings the bigger ones, no one ate them although they dust bathed in them like crazy.

Crazy people, where ??

here I am

No, with Flappy inside the smell was almost immediate. Neither of us really smoke anymore, so we notice smells quite quickly. Flappy made a full recovery, by the way.

I know a woman that broods her chicks on a bed of chick starter and that's it. She's been doing that for years. There's no need to feed them.

Too slick. I get a cheap roll of paper towels with each hatch. Put down a couple layers and change it about twice a day depending on stocking density. I roll it up and put it in the compost pile. Usually they're outside by the time the roll is gone.

When brooding indoors, I get the large moving boxes from Lowe's. They're about $1.50 ea.. I cut doorways between them. Ceramic emitter goes in one box and after the first few days, food and water go in an adjoining 'room'. If I can't get them out in time, I just add boxes for more space. This time around I'm using straw.


Excellent advice for avalanches.

I love this idea using chick starter, no mess to clean up when they dump the food. You could use a kitty litter scoop to clean up the clumps. LOL

Phew, made it through the thread again.

 

[bamachicks8]

http://www.boredpanda.com/honey-on-tap-flow-hive-stuart-cedar-anderson/
@superchemicalgirl you need to try one of these out.

 

[bamachicks8]

So cute!

 

[bamadude]

 

[bamachicks8]

@bamadude are you planning on playing with fire soon?

 

[bamadude]

Each day is a new 1

 

[bamadude]

I cant rule out fire

 

[bamachicks8]

But I can rule out exercise.