What did I miss and who/what is Michelle?
Hi ghost michelle is irish's chicken. She accidently got locked in a shed. Now she dehydrated andnot doing well.
Irish, did the vitamins help? Is she showing any signs of improvement?
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What did I miss and who/what is Michelle?
lol..I was teasing..just for you..I knew you would freak out about eating your rabbits. I would never purchase from you because i know you would have nightmares about my feast!U guys are horrible!!!!!
They dont taste good at all! Besides their MINI rex. Wouldnt be worth the effort. Maybe I should jack up the price so nobody gets any bright ideas! You would all make poor sydney cry again!
:'( :'( :'(
Too sad on those "free range" chickies. I saw a video on the smart phone once. Its so inhumane.
That website has tons of great information. Tons of great articles too.Regarding FF: I just to clarify when I said to cover FF-I was refering to when using LAB FF.
Lacto Fermentation: When using LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria) you want to keep it covered. (Lacto Fermentation is usually anaerobic (not open to air) This is beneficial for digestive tract, immune system and B K2 vitamisn and enzymes.
Alcohol Fermentation: When using Acetobacter bacteria converts alcohol to acetic acid which is the main ingrediant in vinegar, thus it is aerobic (open to air) and would not want to cover it.
When using Lacto-Fermentation, ACV is not an appropriate starter culture, as the culture in ACV is acetobacter bacteria which converts alcohol to acetic acid and is not a lactic acid bacteria. There are other benefits to using ACV with LAB though. (Such as if you ever smell you ever smell yeast/mold you can use small amount of ACV to bring the pH level down -Tbsp per 2 gals.)
Both practices have benefits, even just soaking food overnight allows easier digestibility and weight gains compared to dry feed. (And yes alot of this was taken from urbanchickenkeeping.com LOL but I also went out on the web and comfirmed/read about this).
Its all quite easy:
If ACV: couple tbsp of ACV with mother to a 5 gallon container uncovered.
If LAB, a couple Tbsp of yogurt or buttermilk with live culture to 5 gallon container covered.
This is just me yapping as I am excited about the whole FF and want to share, and not meant to disagree or step on toes! (Judis disclaimer!)
I have used Naturewise. If I might make a suggestion..take a 2 cup of the dry feed crumbles and add water to it. Make it like runny oatmeal consistency. Feed about 1/2 cup a day and keep the leftover on the counter. Just add feed and enough water to keep the grains covered. Wet feed is great for new chicks. Feed that to the chicks and mom. I do make my own electrolites or they have dry packages you just add to a gallon of water. Great for chicks, and many use it.I sure was envious last weekend reading the posts of everyone prepping for the bash. We haven’t had our camper out since buying our new place two years ago. I definitely plan to join in the fun next year, I felt like the kid that didn’t get to go on the school field trip ….
Ok I need more of that great chicken wisdom. We set the dozen eggs under our “mom-to-be” Delaware on the 16th, so if all goes well we should have chicks any day now. Since my only chick experience has been with meaties I have a few questions:
WHEW . . . sorry for all the questions and long post, and sure glad to have so much experience to tap into
- Do they need special vaccinations?
- Should I add anything special to their water? With the meaties I added sugar for the first couple of days . . . was that just because of potential dehydration?
- We feed our layers organic, but picked up a small bag of Nutrena Naturewise Chick Starter on sale, has anyone had experience with this feed? I plan to put a little feeder and waterer in the brooder box w/mom and chicks. She currently has a little dog dishes of water and feed, but we will remove the water dish to avoid drowning. I assume mom will drink from their waterer too?? She and chicks will be confined to the brooder box for the first several days. Once we move the box to the floor of the new coop they will all have access to a small run where they can see the rest of the flock but not interact yet.