Yes, fodder is grain grown over 7-10 days. Fermented feed is exactly that. You cover the grain with water and let it ferment for a few days. It's supposed to add microbes and nutrition. You can sprout grain too. Put a whole grain in a bucket, cover with water and a little apple cider vinegar...
Making fodder is supposed to lower feed costs and increase nutrition too.
I'm of the mind that we can eat whatever we raise so we don't need to take a loss to sell. If people don't want to pay it goes in my freezer. I don't sell a lot because I haven't really wanted to. Now we're trying to...
Agree with Henry and friends. Figure out cost of feed per bird, plus how much you paid for the bird if you bought chicks, plus your profit. It'll probably be pricey but quality is pricey. If they want cheap there's walmart chicken that wasn't raised as nice. ;-)