Hi! I found this article very informative and I'm so glad I found it!
I'm new to all this so I had a question about the yeast. I know the yeast in sour crop is a different species than the Kahm yeast, but when you feed yeast to your chickens do you notice an increase in sour crop? My train of thought is that all that yeast could continue to grow in the crop and make it sour. Just a thought I had
Also, could you add natural supplements such as cayenne powder, oregano oil, apple cider vinegar, etc to the fermenter while maintaining their medicinal properties? (not that I would add all those at once)
I'm new to all this so I had a question about the yeast. I know the yeast in sour crop is a different species than the Kahm yeast, but when you feed yeast to your chickens do you notice an increase in sour crop? My train of thought is that all that yeast could continue to grow in the crop and make it sour. Just a thought I had
Also, could you add natural supplements such as cayenne powder, oregano oil, apple cider vinegar, etc to the fermenter while maintaining their medicinal properties? (not that I would add all those at once)
Good question! I've never had issues with sour crop, though that's not to say it wouldn't happen. I don't know enough about sour crop to say
As to the natural supplements, I'm not sure on this either. I sometimes mix in herbs right before feeding but I haven't tried putting them in during the fermenting process. With something like herbs I guess that it wouldn't make a big difference. I don't know about oil.
I would do some research before mixing apple cider vinegar into the fermenting process because it is also a fermented product. I know some people use ASV to "kick off" their bucket of feed, but I haven't tried or researched this.
I hope this is helpful!