rick
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Just sharing this as I have had an interesting week researching nutrition and home made feed. I wanted to look into ways of cutting down Teabag's involuntary calcium intake as she probably wont lay again (I know many people say that layers is good for all hens but I just wanted to see what was possible - I’ve been trying out a formula so if anyone’s interested be keen to share notes but have to say good commercial layers is guaranteed and a darn site cheaper!)
Anyway, while trawling around I came across a link to this post on backyardchickens and its a real gem!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/140469/farmers-helper-poultry-supplements
and in there, along with some great pictures, is a recommendation to feed on a low table with a tablecloth! Yes, you guessed, muggings tried it out and I have to say I think there’s some sense in the idea. The cloth gets covered in spilt food really quickly and all that was going into the auboise never to be seen again. One mistake I did make though - you have to roll the cloth up, shake it out somewhere else (like into the bin) and then unroll it again on the table - I billowed it out over the table like you might in the house and it caused a major freak out!
Anyway, while trawling around I came across a link to this post on backyardchickens and its a real gem!
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/140469/farmers-helper-poultry-supplements
and in there, along with some great pictures, is a recommendation to feed on a low table with a tablecloth! Yes, you guessed, muggings tried it out and I have to say I think there’s some sense in the idea. The cloth gets covered in spilt food really quickly and all that was going into the auboise never to be seen again. One mistake I did make though - you have to roll the cloth up, shake it out somewhere else (like into the bin) and then unroll it again on the table - I billowed it out over the table like you might in the house and it caused a major freak out!