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  1. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: MakNugget, That is a cute video, makes me think I should make one showing how my wheat sprout feeder works.
  2. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    There is so much interest in the baskets that I tried googling them too with no luck. So I went to the Dasio store thinking that I would ask one of the people that work there what it says about the basket (since it is all written in Japanese). Alas they had none of them left! Either I bought...
  3. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: The important feature of those baskets are the extremely fine perforations on the bottom. Looking at some of the pictures, it looks like the entire bottom is perforated, allowing for maximum drainage. It also allows for the roots to take hold, eliminating the need for a growing...
  4. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: I was having the same trouble with the darkness and the cold so I bought some Christmas rope lights and zip tied them under the racks for warmth and over the top rack for light. They are not nearly as efficient as the grow light you use but they increased my crop dramatically. I cover...
  5. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: I get mine at Whole Foods or another health food store as I want organic hard red winter wheat. It doesn't have to be organic but that is what I feed my chickens. I only use 1/3 cup a day for 6 hens but you can see it produces quite a bit of feed.
  6. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: I looked at Daiso's web site but did not find a description of products or a way to order online Did I miss a link? Joe We have a store in our area and I got them there. I don't know about the website.
  7. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: I actually have a home made system that is hooked up to a water timer. It goes off three times a day and drips down to the lower trays. I have 12 trays. There is a more complete description of it on my website www.workdaychickenpictures.com under "Chickens and Gardens".
  8. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: I found them at a store called Daiso. It is a Japanese store chain where everything costs $1.50. (unless it is posted otherwise) They have a lot of plastic ware there. I don't know what they were called as it was all written in Japanese.
  9. mother_hen6

    Wheat sprout feeder

    Quote: There is nothing on the bottom. It is a screened basket. I have a lot more detail on my website. It is mainly a humorous chicken website but there is a blog portion called "chickens and gardens" that has more detail on the sprouting. I haven't posted the part about the actual feeder...
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    Wheat sprout feeder

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