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What you've described sounds like Aspergillus Mold. It generally appears as a thick white layer, like marshmallow fluff. (It can also be black or grey too). In general, I've seen it during my early trials (using seedling propagation trays that were manually watered) when the seed bed didn't...

Flooding vs. Misting and how grow trays get watered in reference to mold potential - Again, only from my experience... A flood and drain system has proven the optimum approach for us growing fodder. During the first few days of pre-soaked seed being spread in a grow tray, the flooding keeps...

Just some more thoughts on Mold issues with fodder, given my own experience... You can have some great runs of growing fodder mats at the start of your growing cycles only to experience a decline in performance, over time, with more mold prevalent. Mold spores and yeast, can become a...

All great notes! I agree with the distinction between "Sprouts" and "Fodder". In fact, in some of the southern states, fodder has a connotation already, so the preferred choice of terms bantered about is "micro-greens".

1) If we are replacing "green" feed (pasture/free-range) with fodder for our chickens, does the seed need to be sprouted long enough to send up shoots and turn green, or is just the wormy white stage "green" enough? Sprouting is taking a grain seed, that on its own, is about 30% digestible, and...

Hi all, I read through some of the comments and posts from those considering fodder for their poultry. I'll chime in as someone who has both poultry (22 in our coop and a summer run of a chicken tractor for meat birds and brooding egg-layers for city coops) as well as alpacas, and we have...