4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[ronott1]

Quote: Tofu is not fermented. Check into how much of it you should eat. Some sources question how healthy it is.

I don know. I don't eat it because I do not like it.

I guess it's ok in Egg Flower Soup..

 

[Brookhavens]

I'm such a horrible procrastinator. I just finally cleaned out the incubators. Something tells me that they aren't going to get much of a break though because I have quite a few sets of eggs lined up.


There was one time that I left them dirty for a full year! Of course, that was before I became a hatch-a-holic, hahaha. Anyone else still have dirty incubators from the hatch-a-long?

I finally cleaned mine out today too. I've just been so busy with work and building new pens that I haven't had the time to do it.

 

[delisha]

Quote: YAY!!! Thank you TONS AND TONS!! so excited!! I already got a 55 gal drum to use for the biguns!!! but I need more ACV now!!
I wonder how much ACV for a 55 gal drum!!

I wonder if I can add rasins to the feed for the big birds? Or would that mess up the process? same thing with Molasas and stuff!
I would think you could add what ever you wanted.
For a 55 gallon drum remember you have to stir it, so don't fill it too full of dry feed.
I would add a cup of UPACV to 1/4 container of dry feed in that 55 gallon container. By the time you add water you will be half full.

I tell people who are just starting..... to start with just the mash until they get the hang of it.
Give yourself a week of feeding and replacing till you have it going well.

Than add stuff like wheat, raisins, garlic, what ever. Worried about worms toss in pumpkin seeds, need extra fat, toss in BOSS, birds need a little boost toss in Oregano. Etc..
CAN I Ferment my dogs food????

My dog has allergies and her feed has been fermented before the birds feed..

 

[Brookhavens]

Be very careful when using soy products. Most of the soy grown in the US is GMO and it will also play havoc with your estrogen levels.

 

[cluck-cluck]

Hummm, wonder if it tastes good too? Must try to find some! LOL I've made a note of it!

Well, my husband, who is on a bread making spree, bought a bunch of red star yeast, and so I stuck a bit in my feed bucket See how that goes for tomorrow? I also started another bucket so my feed can be 2 days fermented before I feed it out.

I also got some of that smokey plastic glazing? I want to use it for my coop guillotine doors, and just hope they are strong enough to keep unwanteds out. I think if I make a locking device like one of our esteemed members, KDK1 made, it might just work. I want to put several doors on one "add a motor" automatic door openers so it will open and close several doors.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: YAY!!! Thank you TONS AND TONS!! so excited!! I already got a 55 gal drum to use for the biguns!!! but I need more ACV now!!
I wonder how much ACV for a 55 gal drum!!

I wonder if I can add rasins to the feed for the big birds? Or would that mess up the process? same thing with Molasas and stuff!
I would think you could add what ever you wanted.
For a 55 gallon drum remember you have to stir it, so don't fill it too full of dry feed.
I would add a cup of UPACV to 1/4 container of dry feed in that 55 gallon container. By the time you add water you will be half full.

I tell people who are just starting..... to start with just the mash until they get the hang of it.
Give yourself a week of feeding and replacing till you have it going well.

Than add stuff like wheat, raisins, garlic, what ever. Worried about worms toss in pumpkin seeds, need extra fat, toss in BOSS, birds need a little boost toss in Oregano. Etc..
CAN I Ferment my dogs food????

My dog has allergies and her feed has been fermented before the birds feed..
Any old dog food work? And I assume it will take little feed and ALOT of water, does that mean I need more ACV to start it? I have 5 dogs

 

[SilkieSensation]

I'm such a horrible procrastinator. I just finally cleaned out the incubators. Something tells me that they aren't going to get much of a break though because I have quite a few sets of eggs lined up.


There was one time that I left them dirty for a full year! Of course, that was before I became a hatch-a-holic, hahaha. Anyone else still have dirty incubators from the hatch-a-long?

I have to rotate my bators to clean them because I've never had them all shut down at once. When 1 starts to get yucky (usually the 1 I'm using for hatching) I have to switch eggs out to 1 of the other bators for a few days so I can clean it & get it back into the circle again. I usually have staggered hatches going & just move everything into 1 bator as it goes into lockdown to keep all the hatching mess in 1 place.

 

[TMNfarm]

I think my first attempt at fermenting feed was a miserable failure... There is no fermented smell, no bubbles, just wet mushy feed. I'm pretty sure I know what I did wrong. I started it with water from my barn faucet, which is really cold, so I probably killed the cultures in the ACV... So....

Can I still feed the mushy feed? It's been sitting for 5-6 days... Can I add warm water and more ACV to the water left in the bucket, or do I need to dump the whole thing and just start over??

 

[SilkieSensation]

I think my first attempt at fermenting feed was a miserable failure... There is no fermented smell, no bubbles, just wet mushy feed. I'm pretty sure I know what I did wrong. I started it with water from my barn faucet, which is really cold, so I probably killed the cultures in the ACV... So....

Can I still feed the mushy feed? It's been sitting for 5-6 days... Can I add warm water and more ACV to the water left in the bucket, or do I need to dump the whole thing and just start over??

Mine is fermenting with cold water & colder temps, just much more slowly. I have just been straining out what I need each day & adding more feed back into the same mix to keep the process going. It takes longer this way, but still works.

 

[cluck-cluck]

Yah, TMNfarm, I think if the food isn't going bad (like with fungus or mold) it's just wet and partly fermented. I don't think that's a problem at all. I think I've discovered that the kitchen is indeed warmer than the room I have my first bucket in. It is really looking active. Especially since I put that yeast in there! I put yeast in the other budket too, but not so much action there

So I guess I'll be keeping these in the kitchen from now on until the weather warms up, LOL