The mother is the dark, cloudy substance in the ACV formed from naturally occurring pectin and apple residues - it appears as molecules of protein connected in strand-like chains. The presence of the mother shows that the best part of the apple has not been destroyed. Vinegars containing the...
You should take before FF pictures of your flock and eggs whole and broken in a bowl..
and after FF for one month and than three months..
Record how much they eat now and after FF. You should save 1/4 of your feed bill. Some save more
You will not go back.
I am looking forward to my silkies having messsy faces...10 days left!! Go Go silkie eggs!!
If it get to bad, and if you are not showing..cut them off. I think many trim silkie faces, it also helps with vision I am told. I think the weather will be nicee when my silkies have enough face...
Your recipie has too much UPACV.
Try 2 cups dry mash
1 tablespoon UPACV
3 cups water ...stir.... check in an hour and you will need to add more water
Baby chicks eat so very little. At two weeks old these chicks eat about 2 cups of mash a day
I also give them spinach, peas, ground raw...
I have a dozen chicks on FF and ferment there feed in an old coffee can. One inch is more then sufficient. All you need to do is have it covered in liquid to help keep the bad bacteria from growing. After I strain it I do add calf manna to it for the chicks for a week or two. It absorbs some of...
Sounds like you are doing great..
Yes many start to feed too early but that does not matter. You are feeeding out a good product and replacing with dry. Eventually your bucket will get a good ferment going, some faster than others. You can feed out of the bucket the first time with little...
Lactic Acid Fermentation
Vegetables are important to canine health, and although advocates of home-prepared diets debate the quantity of vegetable matter dogs should consume, all agree that vegetables contain essential nutrients that are not provided by other foods. Cats do not require...
Hello Sally,
Glad you made it over..
As far as cornish and free ranging..yes you can free range as long as you start at a pretty young age. They do very well and look/act like different birds.
Covering in water is the best way to go.....1 cup of UPACV for 9 cups of dry feed is pretty strong. It will be ferminting for sure. You might need to add more mash and put it in a warmer place to get things going good. Once it gets going good you will be fine. You can feed anytime. It will...