Ways to Improve Health?

[fuzzybutt love]

i haven't done this yet. I'll look into it; does fermenting smell?

 

[chick rookie]

I have some 24-10 green calf milk replacer that has : dried whey, soy flour, animal fat ( preserved with BHA, BHT, Citric acid & ethoxyquin ) ,dried whey protein concentrate,calcium carbonate,dried skimmed milk, sodium silico aluminate, dicalcium phosphate,lecithin, ethoxylated mono-diglycides, propylene glycol, ferrous sulfate, vitamin B and E supplement, magnesium sulfate, choline chloride, L-lysine, maltodextrin,seleniumyeast, brewer's dried yeast, vitamin a supplement, zink sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper silfate, DL-methionine, ascorbic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex ( source of vitamin K activity), biotin, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pryidoxine hydrochoride, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, folic acid, cobalt sulfate.
Some of this I know is good for them but some I have no ideal???
It is left over from our calf and if I could use it then it wouldn't go to wast. I was thinking about sprinkling it on their food.

 

[spies04]

I just wanted to say thank you to all of the great posts on this thread! I have learned so much more than I could have ever hoped - thank you!! One area I should include is when I mentioned bread, I was only feeding it two to three times a week as a treat. But the groups have given me a lot of valuable information regarding bread that I had not considered - thank you!! I have begun feeding more oatmeal, yogurt, etc. in addition to their scratch and crumbles feed and the crew is LOVING IT! I have already seen a change in their energy level and seem more interested and alert when I come in. I believe our hen house has good ventilation but come Spring, we are looking to make some other changes to our hen house so we are going to look at that too.

Thank you again - Back Yard Forums is an outstanding site - I could never have learned as much as I have without it.

 

[MaPa26]

i haven't done this yet. I'll look into it; does fermenting smell?

It has been a few months since I made a batch. I was starting my batch with yogurt until I read that you should use vinegar. No---it was buttermilk. Now I know that I need a refresher course! I will go back and read more on the subject! (I think some people don't use any "starter" and it still ferments.) I didn't like how the buttermilk (edited) batch smelled. The yogurt batches odor is not unpleasant. It smells kinda like sour dough, I think. I have not tried fermenting grain. I would like to do that. It is supposed to make more nutrients available to the chickens; easier to digest and get more out of them. I just used their regular pellets or crumbles. One warning I read--- if it smells at all like alcohol, throw it out. Better safe than sorry. Lots of info on fermenting in the forum. Just do a search (top of the page).

Since I need to do some more "homework", I searched "fermenting" and chose this thread (that's when I remembered that I had tried buttermilk):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/739084/fermented-feeds

 

[greyhatch]

I found it the thread using snow for water is in suggestions to help or frostbite problem this post os #25.

 

[amyandkids]

yes starter for fermented feed you can use apple cider vinegar but it has to contain "the mother" in it! I buy it at walmart! and you only need a little bit. You do not need to keep adding it once the feed is fermented just put new feed and water when you feed out, stir it up and you are good to go!! I have been feeding it for months now and my birds love it!

 

[greyhatch]

What i read about the acv it has to be nonpasturised in order to contain the mother. Forgive my spelling

 

[Lacy Blues]

Walmart carries Heinz vinegar. Heinz has recently started marketing an unprocessed apple cider vinegar with the mother.

 

[greyhatch]

I was only saying what they said on fermenting feed for meatys. I did not mean to offend they said unpasterised and i can't spell to save my but

 

[Lacy Blues]

Not offended. Don't worry about it.

I was just telling people where they could find some.