I soak the grains overnight in water so it has an oatmeal consistency and they have always loved it. The bag of feed is fairly new. I'm not home yet to check the mill date.
I feed the Scratch & Peck Feeds Chicken and Duck Feed,16%, Soy and Corn Free,Organic in the morning. 1/2 cup each chicken. Then they get an afternoon snack. They've been gobbling up both until a few days ago.
I’m very new to this and don’t even have my chickens yet. I want to try fermenting my layer mash. I have heard that they need about 1/4 cup of dry feed per chicken per day. That doesn’t seem like a whole lot but I was wondering how much would it be if I was fermenting it.
I want to use the deep litter method for bedding and then eventually transfer it to my compost bin or garden But I also want to make a dust bath and maybe leave it outside the coop. I heard this is good for mites etc. This includes using garden lime. But I heard this was not good to use I if...