I grow barley fodder in the winter months for my chickens and they love it. I have also grown oat fodder for my chickens but had less success with the germination rate. My barley sprouts and grows with about a 95% rate whereas my oats sprouted and grew at maybe 30% success rate. The chickens...
If you have a TSC in your area, you probably have other options too. I get my scratch in 50# bags for less than $10 per bag from my local ACE hardware store which also is a farm supply store. They are less expensive then our local Fleet Store and our local feed mill. The scratch mix they sell is...