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Quote: You have to also keep in mind that Briggs wrought that book back in 1913 and that type of feeding is not feasible in today world unless you raise your own beef. I would also keep in mind that by keeping a feeder full of beef scraps [either raw or dyed] 24-7 that you are going to call...

Quote: Just dampen the mash, no need to add all the other stuff. They will eat it when they get hungry. Chris

Quote: . That's common around here in fact the hardware store and the grocery store (giant eagle) still have hitching posts and they still get used. Chris

Quote: If you are talking about feed grade molasses then a good feed mill is your best bet. Chris

Quote: I see you can get molasses for $2 per gallon. Here it is about $4. I don't have the best options for low feed prices here in the Michigan UP. Much is shipped up here in the central part from Bark River, which in turn gets the feed from Wisconsin. The only feed we seem to get...

Quote: That is the problem right there; a $2 to $3 per hundred weight increase in feed cost doesn't justify the use of molasses for me. For reference, I go through two ton of feed per month. At the rate of 1 gallon to 300 lbs of feed you should be looking at from $24.00 to $26.00 for 2 ton...

Quote: I experimented with a gallon of molasses once, and was disappointed. Took too much to achieve the consistency I wanted. With water, I mix about three to four gallons water to every five gallon pail of mash. How thick was you wanting the feed? I use 40 lbs/ little less than 4 gallons...

Fred's Hens : TDM, Chris09 A shot of corn oil or similar would accomplish the same thing as a shot of water, to "re-constitute" the mash, or bind it and glue the dust back together. I'd be very curious about doing that, as well as glueing with water, or instead of. I think Chris once...

Quote: Most if not all the commercial poultry industries around here use a mash type feed. They have there own mix that they mix and grind on site then feed as a mash. Chris

Quote: This time of the year you want more energy in the feed. If you fell that you need a little more energy to keep them happy you can add about a table spoon or two of regular corn oil to a pound of feed. Chris

Fred's Hens : $32 per 100# for Purina versus $19.50 per $100 for local ground Hubbard? Flat out, no contest! LOL, good example Fred. I would like to see some one try to 500 lbs of Purina for around $90.00. Chris

Quote: I feed crumbles (mash) or pellets interchanged all the time Mash and Crumbles are two different types of feed. Chris

I'v had chickens for around 30 years now and have tried all the feed forms (mash, crumble, pellet and grain mix) but I keep going back to the Mash form. I have had less problems with with mash, chicken do and look better on mash, and I pay around $18.00 for a hundred pounds of my custom mix...