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They still have their feeder with the regular food, I didn't think I should take it away.

Well, this morning I strained it as best as I could, which wasn't much, and spooned out a bowlful of what looked mostly like thick soup. I took the bowl out to the girls. Who while I was out there didn't touch it. They mostly looked miffed about the overnight unexpected significant...

Well, this is the first batch. So the plan is to try to strain it a bit and give it to them Sunday during the day.

That looks quite reasonable to feed - but wayyyyyy more solid than mine does.

I liked the suggestion one guy had, to use a nut milk bag - which I then had to go google, and now I'm getting one.

I looked at that, and was confused, because I am not familiar with that use of the word "fines".

Okay, jar 1, lid replaced with cheesecloth and rim. Stirred jar 2. Started jar 3. As I understand it, they should get fed jar 1 tomorrow. I guess I strain it through the cheesecloth, I hope there's enough solid stuff that I *can*.

Earlier this evening I came to look at them, and jar 1 looked to have the liquid on the bottom, solids on top. I opened it, and a lot of gas came out. It just looks like sludge, not even as solid as porrige. I stirred it and closed it again.

It's just occurred to me to have a panicked worry - I think that stuff may be from the tail end of the bag the feed store gave me the day we got the chicks, and that was medicated. Will that make a problem in fermenting it?

So here I am trying fermented feed for the first time, in my mason jars. I read an article that said you should cover it, because the main bacteria growth you want is anaerobic. After 24 hours it just looks like wet sludge. So in a fit of indecisiveness and paranoia, I just have cheesecloth...