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I have sprouted plain old brown lentils from the store. The chickens like them more than I do. I think it's the sprout that makes them think it's a worm or something.
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I have oxine ah that will kill the salmonella and kill any other bacteria/fungus. I'm not worried. Plus, I believe the bacteria builds up in warmer conditions. I use oxine in their waterer and it is safe to drink in small quantities.
What is oxine?
I'm sorry to throw a damper on this, but I recently read in an alert from the Dept of Agriculture that sprouting can be danerous as it is a breeding ground for nasty things like salmonella?? One of those. I sprouted lentils all the time for the chickens, now I am concerned that they might get...