GAB post says they're putting something in chicken feed to screw up the egg laying.
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Shall we list all highly productive chickens eat?
TSC feed, dried deer corn whole, horse hay, kitchen scraps (including poultry and any other trimmings/bones), the mess under the bird feeders, free range everything but no impact on ticks or lawn weeds, everything they find by scattering leaf piles and digging flower beds.
Favorites marshmallows, almost microscopic ants, deer corn, watermelon.
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Ikarus1
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I have more than 60 laying age hens. We fed Dumor almost exclusively for the entire spring and summer. In fall we started to supplement with 25% wet distillers grain (same as our hogs).
When half of our hens started to molt in November, we noticed a drop in production by over 100% and they never recovered until we completely abandoned the Dumor brand and started to buy a locally milled Non-GMO 17% protein feed. In December and early January, our production went up 50% after 2 weeks of the new feed. I won't be going back to commercial feed for any of our animals. IMO its lowest tier mass produces garbage and costs more than the locally milled feed. Also corporate TSC is full of ESG garbage and sponsors drag queen story time for kids. Eff those traitors
When half of our hens started to molt in November, we noticed a drop in production by over 100% and they never recovered until we completely abandoned the Dumor brand and started to buy a locally milled Non-GMO 17% protein feed. In December and early January, our production went up 50% after 2 weeks of the new feed. I won't be going back to commercial feed for any of our animals. IMO its lowest tier mass produces garbage and costs more than the locally milled feed. Also corporate TSC is full of ESG garbage and sponsors drag queen story time for kids. Eff those traitors
Ikarus1
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Except the days are at least 30 minutes longer now...mine never slowed down that much last year and theyre 2 year old hens at peak production
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We grow ours out on grass in 8-9 weeks, and theyre 6lbs dressed. The birds your are referring too are already 3 weeks old when they go into the production house from the brooder so actual age is 7 weeks.
My 20 week old dual purpose PBR roosters only weighed 4lbs dressed.
The cornish cross broiler is a purpose-bred hybrid race car chicken and grows white meat faster than anything else. We feed ours cat food to supplement protein along with grass
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Interesting concept. I’m thinking of getting some CC chickens this spring. Wet or dry cat food?
Ikarus1
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Dry. It is 30% protein
Ikarus1
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You can suspend carcasses in a bucket with holes in the bottom, and maggots will feed the birds high protein treats all season. A little sawdust will dampen the smell
Yep.
I did that on a smaller scale a couple of years ago, but don't have a pic to show it off.
I forget which homesteader it was, maybe the one that wears the odd hat, but any chicks or birds that die, goes in the bucket for that reason.
Ikarus1
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Ikarus1
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Generally all bagged animal feed is mostly corn, soybean hulls for protein, maybe some cheaper wheat byproducts a bunch of bacillis dried fermentation product, and various minerals and vitamins. It's basically what they did with wheat for humans - cracked it, removed the germ, then add a bunch of crap you may or may not need. The closer you get to whole grain the better you are, animal or human.
What we do is ferment whole oats for our base feed, then supplement in various ratios with wet distillers grain that we get from a local brewery.
To that we add the laying feed free choice for the hens, and a complete feed for our milk goats (blue seal premium dairy goat pellet). Goats have access to high quality hay (timothy for bucklings / alfalfa for does and kids.
This has cut our feed costs by over 75% while adding much better nutrition for every species.
I made a smoked buffalo chicken meatloaf this afternoon.
Although half the meat was boneless, skinless breasts, the other half was from regular ol' thighs. They had the bone and the skin.
I deboned the thighs. I gave two bones to my wife's dog and two to the neighbor dog.
After grinding both the breasts and the thighs, I dropped the skins in the grinder to push out all the meat.
The ground skin went to the chickens.
Although half the meat was boneless, skinless breasts, the other half was from regular ol' thighs. They had the bone and the skin.
I deboned the thighs. I gave two bones to my wife's dog and two to the neighbor dog.
After grinding both the breasts and the thighs, I dropped the skins in the grinder to push out all the meat.
The ground skin went to the chickens.
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That's what I've been buying since I moved to Pittsboro five years ago! Layena Pellets from Pittsboro Feed. Good family owned and family run store (husband, wife, and their kids work there every day). And, they own the pet feed store across the road where you can get food, treats, and toys for all of your pets.
The hell you guys have such pretty looking coops? Mines covered in S from top to bottom and the run looks like a strip mine…
That being said almost an egg per hen during the summer, zero eggs at molt, back to an egg per 2 birds now. Been using the 16% Walmart white trash blend near exclusively.
Thats my mileage at this point.
That being said almost an egg per hen during the summer, zero eggs at molt, back to an egg per 2 birds now. Been using the 16% Walmart white trash blend near exclusively.
Thats my mileage at this point.
Only a possible problem after they are cooked.
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No, but I've had a long-standing rule of not giving our dogs chicken bones or other table scraps. But in light of the post upstream about cooked vs uncooked I may rethink the rule.
I give my wife's dog deer legs, even with the hide and hoof still on, deer bones, the bone out of a chuck roast (mostly so the meat will fit in the instant pot), and the bone from a chicken thigh (not cooked).
When we were experimenting with feeding her Pomeranian a raw diet, she would eat one chicken wing per day, bones and all.
That went on for several months, until I brought Cody home. I'm not sure what breed he was, but at 120lbs, we weren't about to start buying enough chicken to feed him a raw diet, too. So they both went to kibble.
Turkey legs splinter after being cooked. My dogs get ribs and chicken legs left overs. Chickens get what the dogs don't now. Mostly greens and other vegetables.
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BeachMilk on Gab: 'For those interested, NaturalNews is running test…'
BeachMilk on Gab: 'For those interested, NaturalNews is running tests on popular chicken feed products to see what may be causing hens to stop laying. “We have acquired six brands of chicken feed at Tractor Supply, in preparation for our food science lab testing, following accusations from...gab.com
THIS IS 2023! YOU CAN'T DO ACTUAL TESTING AND USE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD!! Just throw some clickbait headline on the internet and tag Alex Jones, Dr. Mercola, Hunter Biden and BTS. Do these people have no decency?
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The reports this year are from experienced farmers noting drop-offs far more severe than those explained simply by "shorter winter days".
Days getting longer and our girls are coming out of molt. We’re getting back to regular egg laying again on the same food we’ve been using.
Some folks over on BYC sent feed samples off for testing during the height of the madness. Results so far have been within spec of MFG tags.
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Some folks over on BYC sent feed samples off for testing during the height of the madness. Results so far have been within spec of MFG tags.
Current Social Media Chicken Feed Craze - posted testing results
User @Joel Just Joel was kind enough to post the results here after user @Geena mentioned they were available. I am NOT linking to the video. This is NOT the place for conspiracy theories. This IS the place to talk about the actual lab results without comment regarding the identity of the guy...
Our girls were doing great, getting 9 eggs out of 13 hens.
Then a hawk killed one of the Bard Rocks.
Now, the rest are cowering in or near the coop, watching the sky.
Then a hawk killed one of the Bard Rocks.
Now, the rest are cowering in or near the coop, watching the sky.
Days getting longer and our girls are coming out of molt. We’re getting back to regular egg laying again on the same food we’ve been using.
Some folks over on BYC sent feed samples off for testing during the height of the madness. Results so far have been within spec of MFG tags.
Current Social Media Chicken Feed Craze - posted testing results
User @Joel Just Joel was kind enough to post the results here after user @Geena mentioned they were available. I am NOT linking to the video. This is NOT the place for conspiracy theories. This IS the place to talk about the actual lab results without comment regarding the identity of the guy...
Our birds only slowed a little, but we would still occasionally get six eggs from six birds, all on the same Dumor feed.
Just purchased 4 new hens and they are laying 3-4 per day. The 4yr old hens quit last year and have not started back. Still on TSC feed but gonna change after supply runs out. Not doubting TSC feed but a change will not hurt.
We’re not up to a 1:1 ratio but we’re getting close.
The service tech for the alarm system was telling my parents he was having trouble with reliable laying until he added some kitten food into the mix. My parents bought some and gave me a bag. They said mix it 3 parts chicken feed to 1 part kitten kibble. The bag says 33% protein minimum.
I’ve been getting an egg every other day from my older hen and have two that should start any time now. My parents (down to 5 from 8) got 7 eggs in two days and it looks like they just started back up.