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    Feeding baby chicks during Passover

    I know things are a bit late now, but maybe this helps someone. The main consideration with chicks is going to be protein. I don't know what you do for your hens, but for chicks, up the protein to 20% or higher. Peanuts and alfalfa may be a good place to start. If you don't mind going the...
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    I realize I'm too late for this year, but I recommend getting in touch with your local fish market, drying out the carcasses, blitzing them up, and adding to corn and sunflower seeds. Truth is, aside from newly hatched birds, they probably won't keel over and die after a week of only corn...
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    Watch out, most bird seed mixes have oats or wheat.
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    None of the five grains in this one. Not a complete feed, but a decent supplement.
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    5-6 week old chick crowing!

    I have an old English game bantam that's only a week old and making funny crow-like chirps. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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    What do y'all think?

    From my understanding, it's the sudden change in feed restarting laying that seem to be evidence of foul-play. I'd like to see actual numbers for how many people switched off of the suspected feeds and saw real improvement.
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    Comment by 'ILChickenTV' in article 'Important High-Protein Foods for Chickens During Molting'

    Spent brewers grain is a wonderful source of protein for hens.
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    Crossing Cornish X with RIR?

    Wow, those look great! How did/do they lay?
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    What I usually end up with is slightly heavier on the salmon, with nearly as much of some kind of whitefish, and then the occasional red snapper, flounder, or other.
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Yeah, but that makes drying it out for storage even more difficult. It may be the best option, though. In the summer hopefully I'll have the time to try all these options, see what works out to be the most effective method. Another downside is I'll no longer have a ballpark estimate for the...
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Another way to lower the cost even more may be to replace some of the corn with old bread. A lot of variation there, too, but again, it probably averages out. I like fish a lot, but that could be weird in the eggs. If logistically and nutritionally this all works, I might not make too large a...
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Now I'm a bit confused. According to the sources I could find, fish meal has almost double the fat of the other ingredients, and that's "commercial" fish meal. I'd imagine I had considered this, but I'm not sure how much big equipment I can dedicate to this, but... ...I may have to try this...
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Definitely a lot of fun to read. I'm drying it to be able get as close to the right proportions of different ingredients as I can, water content throws that off. I should also be able to make more at a time with less risk of spoilage.
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    That's what I was originally hoping, but I couldn't find any information averaging the values of fish-market waste (bones with flesh between them, whole heads, etc.) I could always use a bit more if there are too many bones, but I don't know how I would find that out. I could potentially use...
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Thanks a bunch! I was pretty close on my numbers then. The fishmeal really would end up with a lot of variation as well, seeing as I'm grinding it myself. I would dry everything as best as I can, but I don't have a professional dehydrator or anything. I'm hoping that at least the variety of fish...
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    HOW TO FEED YOUR CHICKENS if there is no scratch or pellets?

    Even now, with feed and food prices rising, any way to save on the feed bill and still get high quality eggs is welcome. I think I have a pretty good formula that I'd like to try, maybe as a supplement to commercial feed, but from the math I could plug in it looks like this should have a good...
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    I've used the NR360 among others in our youth program, and I have to say it's the only reliable one we have. It also allows the kids to easily see what's going on inside, which is a major plus! I would love to have one myself, for my new quail flock.
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    Official BYC Poll: What Bedding Do YOU Use in The Brooder?

    I usually use pine, but I have a local millworks that has shavings coming out their ears practically begging me to come take more.
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    What to feed chickens during Pesach (Passover)

    I forgot to mention acorns. I gathered a fairly large number of them in the fall and forgot them in the fridge. They look like they've even been sprouting. They should be a good source of nutrients as well.
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