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  1. DuckDuckPromise

    How To Add Niacin?

    Hey y’all! We have ducks (adults) and geese (babies) but I was just curious about how y’all actually get them to take in the niacin supplement. Since it’s a powder, do you have better success mixing it into their water, or sprinkling it on their food? And what kind of containers do you use for...
  2. A

    How to fatten up chick fast

    I have a 4 week old chick with scissor beak — since he has a little more trouble eating than the other chicks I’ve been softening starter feed with water for him to eat, but he’s still smaller than the other chicks. Is there something more nutrient-dense I can feed him to fatten him up faster...
  3. bumblychicken

    What should I feed my hens when they’re laying?

    Hi! My chickens are currently 3 weeks old but when they are to start transitioning off their medicated chick feed I would like to know some good brands of what to feed them. I’m really conflicted between either giving them a layer feed or swapping to an unmedicated chick feed or an all flock...
  4. RossAcres

    Helpful Information for New (and seasoned!) Chick Raisers!

    I attended a webinar yesterday on raising chicks properly. This was run by Jeff Maddox and Rip Stalvey. They are both experts in their fields. Jeff Maddox is a Nutritionist from Fertrell and Rip Stalvey is a retired APA judge. I took some notes during the webinar, so here you go! Brooding Baby...
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  5. RossAcres

    I've been gone for a while....

    I'm back! I took an accidental hiatus due to oa lot of life changes. I had to move, almost lost all my birds, and got a new job. I no longer have the hookbills, gray calls, or white calls. I plan on being a little more active on here now that things have leveled out. I'll try my best to catch up...
  6. xyzcornelia

    Mash wet or dry ?

    Im currently hatching silkie eggs and they hatch tomorrow. :) The mash feed I bought dosent say anything about wetting it or serving it dry so I’m wondering if any of you know what I should do, this is the feed I bought btw! Ty for replies. :)
  7. How Much Chicks Eat - Chicken Budgeting

    How Much Chicks Eat - Chicken Budgeting

    If you are like me, you want to plan how much you will be spending on your cute chicks ahead of time. First, to see how many you are able to get, and second to plan what you need to buy. I found these pictures concerning, on average, how much each chicken will eat and weigh per week as a...
  8. DingusDuck

    Growing duck food

    Hi! I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to grow my own duck food in a relatively small area. Thanks!
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    • feed grow it at home
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. tingupinguu

    Muscovy duck ate cat food

    Hello, Recently i’ve been leaving out some cat food for a stray cat that usually comes into my backyard, and I put it away in a high spot but my muscovy drake managed to find it and ate a small enough (not enough to finish the small plate) I really am worried about this situation, because I...
  10. ebisu

    Wet Mash and Tube Feeding: Storage questions

    I work in healthcare so some days I'll have to work 10-12hr shifts. I'm currently tube feeding one of my girls who may have canker with no vet around to help (I've already made a thread for it). I have some questions to help me readily feed her with the aforementioned work hours: If I pre-make...
  11. FathertoFeathers

    Red Golden Pheasant won’t eat feed

    My dad purchased a Red Golden pheasant a year ago and we have tried repeatedly to get him to eat actual feed. We’ve tried 16% protein mini pellets and crumble, 24% gamebird crumble, scraps, and 6 way scratch. The only thing I have gotten him to eat is scratch. He’ll go for the sunflower seeds...
  12. RossAcres

    Adding oats to feed...

    So I usually add whole oats to my flock's feed when the weather gets cooler. In the past, I kind of just added it by eye but never really broke down the exact amount I should be adding. My feed is a 22% show flock pellet. What ratio do y'all use when adding oats?
  13. C

    Mill Food Recycler for chickens

    We saw this product that you can put in your kitchen. It turns leftover food into food for chickens. But I wanted to know the opinion of the group here. I would use it with their layering feed and not as a primary food source. The website claims... "Mill is the easiest, cleanest way to turn...
  14. NameIwish

    Chicken Banana Skin Feed

    I feed my hens banana skins - they absolutely love it. And I get to eat all the banana part myself! Today, slicing up a couple of skins, I found myself wondering about the economics of feeding banana skins to my seventeen hens and a rooster. So, I grabbed a banana and weighed it. Then I peeled...
  15. GrimApatheia

    Mold/rust in metal trash can?+ Storing feed

    Sorry if this is already redundant somewhere in the forums. I'd been storing my quail's feed in plastic Lowe's buckets with tight lids for a while, but with the amount of feed we buy I would need multiple buckets. So I switched to a metal trash can from TS, since they're widely used and they're...
  16. RossAcres

    Wet Feed

    Treating my rooster for an illness. He wouldn't eat anything, just kept going through water like a fish. So, I took some crumble and mixed it with water until it was mush. I made about half a cup total. Question is, how long can I keep that half cup of water/crumble mixture in front of him...
  17. RossAcres

    He needs to eat...

    Just another thread about my sick bantam Wyandotte rooster. How can I get some feed in my bird? He has been drinking A LOT of water. Like, he literally stands in front of the water cup and slowly drinks it until it's all gone. His breast feathers stay wet because of all the water he's...
  18. RossAcres

    How much to feed?

    Good morning everyone! So I am trying to figure out how much to feed my ducks. I do not practice free-choice feeding due to weight gain and waste. I have the following ducks: - 3 buff ducks (large ducks) - 15-20 call ducks (bantams) - 5 Hookbills (light ducks) Obviously, the bantam ducks...
  19. C

    Black Soldier Fly Farming in Cold climate

    Wondering if anyone has experience raising Black Soldier Flies in a colder region for chicken feed. I live in the mid-west US. Any tips on making it thrive through winter? I got them through two full life cycles, but as soon as it got cold, it was a real struggle and they eventually died.
  20. Kyng

    Leftover seeds all over the run

    Seems my ladies are quite picky and a lot of the feed ends up all over the place. I’m trying to compost their whole run, but I’m not sure those seeds help anything. Should I sift it out, clear it up? Any tips for composting appreciated. New to this all.
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