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    Best Fermented Grains/Feed for Chickens

    I started with fermenting the lay pellets and scratch I had in stock. Now for fermenting I purchase only recleaned wheat oats and barley. I dont eat GMO stuff nor want to feed my critters that crap. Researchers have proven that GMO negatively effects reproductive systems in mamals but I found...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Howdy Skip We are almost nieghbors. I live in Dolan Springs. I grow barley grass for my meat rabbits and feed fermented grains to my chickens. I am gradually doing away with commercially prepared feed completely. With alfalfa at $16 a bale I am limiting that also. There is a feed store on...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    The only sprouts I give the chickens is lentels and BOSS and they are just barely sprouted. The little roots are no longer than the seed. They like them better than longer sprouts. Agribuz has to much money to challenge their evil products. Researchers (read universities) will get banned from...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    Since I started feeding barley grass to my rabbits they have gone from 4 or 5 per litter to 8-10. Also they impregnate every mating, before it was only about 50% hit. I believe the difference is due to illiminating GMO corn and soy which was in the commercial rabbit pellets. The chickens have...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I ended up abandoning the pumped recirculating water. Now i water by hand and drain to the orchard. At first I recirculatedused fish water from my aquaphonic system but the high starch killed all my plants and the crawdads. In my home wheatgrass system I use misters on a timer but drain to a...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    For the birds you can sprout untill the root and plant are 1/2" or less. If you want to use the BOSS in soup salads sanwiches omlets or stirfry, let them grow to 4" or more and cut the sprout off with sissors leaving the shell behind. I grown to 6" or more they get sorta tough.
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    They comfrey leaf stem is kinda fragile and it bends over then the leaf dies. So I groom the comfrey by cutting off the bent over leaves for fodder. Also any leaves that are starting to brown are groomed off. Donkeys will eat 'em brown but chickens wont. In this way the stand stays vibrant...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I have a 150 gal. trout tank and for a biofilter I use a 3'x8'x12" gravel bed. In the gravel grow bed I grow comfrey for the donkeys and chickens . I groom it every day and when it goes dorment I plant the cut mat after juicing wheat grass. That roots and keeps the water clean in winter. In...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I purchase locally at the Rough Stock feed store in Kingman Az. 50 lb. recleaned barley for $16 or so. They also stock recleaned oats and wheat cheaper. I use all three in fermented feed for chickens and pigs. The mixture is what I sprout for the chickens but they only get a 2.5"x10"...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    First the timer; I found a $15 grounded timer that will do what you want at a hydoponic supply store. Pet store have some that will do 15 min. on time for more money. Next the mold; I have been growing wheat grass for people juice for years and lately fodder for rabbits and chickens. I find...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I have to agree with Chris. I grow wheat grass to juice for us. I use misters on a timer and layer my seed about two seeds deep and get a root mat of 1 1/2 to 2". I sprout barley grass for my rabbits and use a flood and drain system with seeds spread about one inch deep. I flood the barlely...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I grow barley grass in the green house for my meat rabbits. I use the aquaponic fish water 5 min every three hours and drain back to the fish. It builds to much starch in the fish water and I have to pump out 50% or so every week or the water gets foul. I plan to change the system to use its...
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