Search results

  1. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Comprehensible? Ha! I gotta do 20 minutes of research after hearing from _storm! And i am NoT complaining!
  2. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    My gals wont touch either of those since day 1! Same brands too. 🤷‍♀️
  3. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    U_storm is a walking encyclopedia! 😁
  4. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    U_Storm is a walking ency RMT, where is the best place to store this lovely brew? 🐓❤️
  5. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    i would guess keeping it in a cool location, but i think i have read people even have it on the counter in the kitchen but it can get stinky. So i really dont know. I do know that proper fermented feed can sometimes get a film of what i think is supposed to be cloudy white mold looking, but...
  6. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    And as always, I thank you kindly for taking the time to guide me in the right direction helping me keep a thriving flock ~ May yours thrive as well 😊
  7. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Fantastic. I will start this practice tomorrow. Thanks for the clarification about the lid! imagine!!?? ☢️💥💥💥
  8. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Oh thats great to read. I tend to hover, so leaving the mash for about 2 hours is reasonable. Cold winters here do have me supplementing their feed to up their protein. Adding an occasional scrambled egg to the mash with hot water is a wonderful application. Do you have cold winters? if so, what...
  9. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Thank you. I suppose my knowledge about fermentation goes something like this: - take pellets, put in container (not many for 5 hens) -cover with water about 1/2inch -place lid hand tight - store in cool dry place -stir 12 hrs later and again for maybe 2 days - use a strainer to remove feed...
  10. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Oh wow! Well good luck with that! Cool tip about the electrolytes in the feed. I did that the other day, but seeing they eat it all so quick that i wasnt sure they would be getting too much save a chic electrolytes 🤷‍♀️ Tryin' my best but good to know about the wet feed. So, that essentially is...
  11. My Very First 6 Chickens

    Adding water to chicken layer feed daily is this ok?

    Hello chicken friends! I have added some water to my 5 hens pellet layer feed. They eat it all up really quickly and love it. Heres my question, is it ok to offer a free choice wet pellet mash daily? I Wasnt sure if the hardness of the pellets is necessary for the gizzard or crop or something...
Top Bottom