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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I feed mine wheat and barley s prouts and the grains that did not sprout that I put acv on started at about two weeks and have have Ben doing for a year with great results they also get ff and have layer feed avail. All the time got 4/5 eggs a day all winter out of 16 hens here in co with no...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I use wheat barley boss to make fodder for horses but the chickens get the seed that did not sprout and a little fodder I pour a little act on top of the horses fodder and the chickens sprouts they all love it I use a tray system that drains into 5 trays angled front to back and use a pump to...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    the most economical way for me to feed is ff i can add many differentgrains to it plus ican use layer crumbles to keep protein high enuff i also feed fodder left over from horses along with osyter shells grit meal worms for treatesmine are healthy happy and we get great eggs
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    i use fodder for horses built rack for trays with 1 inch slop front to back alternating slop and holes in oppiste ends pump water with pond pump to top trays and let water drain down through 5 trays to catch pan i dont reuse water or i get a bad smell i soak with bleach and spray with acv before...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    instead of sprouting try fermenting much easier less time more consistence i do both the horses get fodder the chickens get ff and some fodder and the unsprouted grains they do love it so i might up their fodder in winter so they get greens all year, fermenting isless time and space consuming
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I ferment blk sun flower seeds and they eat them first and if I over feed the only thing they leave is the wheat I throw it on the ground and they clean it up later
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I put acv the cheap stuff on top for horses the eat all before grass hay but after alaf what hasn't sprouted and left over acv gets pourded over the chickens fodder and they clean it up after they finish their ff and mealworms try smaller amounts mi xed with what ever they like till they get...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I feed barley and wheat fodder and ferment the crumbles wheat barley cracked corn blk sun flower seeds oats and feed it twice a day all they eat in twenty min they get fooder once a day they get what grain hasn't sprouted and enough fooder to clean up in half hour before feeding the fooder...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    are you using bleach or peroxide in you soaking water if so try airing your sprouting area with a fan to cut humidity you could also put acv in water you are flooding with you could use fermented feeds during hot weather for me it is easier less time and space
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    if you want to save time and space try fermenting feeds instead of sprouting I do both for horses and chickens horses get fodder and hay chickens get fodder and ff prefer ff
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    nI soak barley 6 to 8 hrs in the past ive soaked up to 12 but can not tell a difference I now do a wheat barly mix and still do 6 to 8 but I add a cap full of bleach per gal of water and double rince before putting in trys when I feed I put all fodder in bucket put a couple ounces of acv feed...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    I sprout wheat &barly together in my basement I use large litter pans from family dollar store I built a rack to hold 5 trays highZ& 2 wide slanted front to back 1 inch for these pans I drilled 7 1/8 inch holes in each pan the top rack drauns into the next and so on all the way down to bottom...
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    Growing fodder for chickens

    you bet my chicks have had fodder since they were 3 days old barley and wheat turns them into little sharks they love it, ijust use as a treat no more than they can eat in 5 min twice a day when they get older will get more also reaising mealworms great easy to raise high protein they love em...
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