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Sprouts are good, if you don't have green forage. Sprouts are in addition to a complete feed. Fermented feed is replacing one complete feed with another complete feed. Fermented feed isn't spoiled, it is preserved, to put it simply. Proteins become more bioavailable and the wetting...

I don't do it all the time but when most of the birds are on FF, I do save a lot. IMO, the reason for savings are for 2 primary reasons. When one feeds dry feed, there are a lot of fines left behind. It is worst with mash or crumbles but also happens with pellets. When fermenting feed, those...

I'm guessing about 15 lbs.. However, you'll have to play it by ear since their consumption will continue to increase. I usually keep about 40 to 50 chickens and 2 buckets is about all I use, sometimes 3 but no more.

I had less than 100 birds last year and I had four 5 gallon buckets going at a time.

I start it with the water an inch or two above the feed but eventually it all gets absorbed. Eventually I want it about the consistency of oatmeal or slightly drier. I just add a little more feed if I need to absorb water. All your questions can probably be answered in the following thread...

About half full, maybe a bit more. It's best to start small so the buckets don't overflow as the feed expands. A lot depends on the type of feed. Most of the time I'm using a coarsely ground organic grower that has a fair amount of whole seeds in it. When I use crumbles or pellets, it doesn't...

I had about 60 birds and they'd go through most of a 5 gallon bucket each day. I just had 5 buckets brewing all the time.