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Feed for your chickens! 30 Dec 2013 17:52 #383

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Joseph_Hosey wrote:

Dude, I am loving this brother and I definitely love the idea. If I lived more out in the country I would try and do something like this just to see how it would work:) Judging from what I know about maggots and flies I am sure this would work great!

One thing I would be concerned about is when the maggots leave the bucket they still may have some rotting residue on them and that is kind of concerning for me.

Is this video done by you Joseph?

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Feed for your chickens! 30 Dec 2013 18:17 #386

HFI_Matt wrote:
Dude, I am loving this brother and I definitely love the idea. If I lived more out in the country I would try and do something like this just to see how it would work:) Judging from what I know about maggots and flies I am sure this would work great!

One thing I would be concerned about is when the maggots leave the bucket they still may have some rotting residue on them and that is kind of concerning for me.

Is this video done by you Joseph?

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No, not me. I haven't tried it yet. My birds are in tractors so I'm not sure if this exact method would work for me. I thought about doing pretty much what he does, except put a "funnel" under the bucket so the maggots could be collected into a separate container. This would let me have the maggot operation going anywhere on the property without having a bucket of rotten meat in or near the tractors. This funneling idea could also allow us to "clean" them before feeding them to the hens. Just a good water hose shower would make me feel better. Lol
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Feed for your chickens! 30 Dec 2013 19:02 #387

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Joseph_Hosey wrote:
HFI_Matt wrote:
Dude, I am loving this brother and I definitely love the idea. If I lived more out in the country I would try and do something like this just to see how it would work:) Judging from what I know about maggots and flies I am sure this would work great!

One thing I would be concerned about is when the maggots leave the bucket they still may have some rotting residue on them and that is kind of concerning for me.

Is this video done by you Joseph?

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No, not me. I haven't tried it yet. My birds are in tractors so I'm not sure if this exact method would work for me. I thought about doing pretty much what he does, except put a "funnel" under the bucket so the maggots could be collected into a separate container. This would let me have the maggot operation going anywhere on the property without having a bucket of rotten meat in or near the tractors. This funneling idea could also allow us to "clean" them before feeding them to the hens. Just a good water hose shower would make me feel better. Lol

I did an article on something you may want to try:)

www.homefarmideas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19:black-soldier-fly-composter&catid=50:beneficials&Itemid=306

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Feed for your chickens! 01 Jan 2014 15:47 #412

great idea!!Thanks for sharing :)
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Feed for your chickens! 01 Jan 2014 17:20 #413

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Duzan_Farm wrote:
great idea!!Thanks for sharing :)

What one was a good idea? I thought the maggot one was good:)
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Feed for your chickens! 01 Jan 2014 18:10 #414

The maggot idea, was awesome, free food!
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Duzan_Farm wrote:
The maggot idea, was awesome, free food!

Yep, I agree!! Not only that but none of your trash will go to waste now;) Suckers eat meat!
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Feed for your chickens! 02 Jan 2014 12:45 #427

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Opabee wrote:
Thank you for sharing about fermented feeding. I went to the website you posted and researched a few others. I started my first gallon of fermented feed today. I am going to use up the last of my Commercial 16% layer pellets and then try to find a good recipe for making my own no GMO layer feed that I can also ferment.

How are you doing with the fermented feed. Have you noticed a difference in the eggs? I weighed mine before 2.0-2.3 oz and afterward 2.6-2.9 oz. Chickens looking healthier?
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Feed for your chickens! 02 Jan 2014 13:31 #430

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CDfromKY wrote:
Opabee wrote:
Thank you for sharing about fermented feeding. I went to the website you posted and researched a few others. I started my first gallon of fermented feed today. I am going to use up the last of my Commercial 16% layer pellets and then try to find a good recipe for making my own no GMO layer feed that I can also ferment.

How are you doing with the fermented feed. Have you noticed a difference in the eggs? I weighed mine before 2.0-2.3 oz and afterward 2.6-2.9 oz. Chickens looking healthier?

Yes, I agree:) How's it going with the fermented feed?
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Feed for your chickens! 23 Jan 2014 10:10 #851

Thanks for sharing!! I am definitely going to be reading that article!
I'm down to the last 250lbs of feed that came with the chickens when I moved them to my home. I have a goal of getting everyone organic and (fingers crossed) GMO free and mixing my own feed by the summer when I hope to be selling my eggs.
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