A little more about sprouts

[Hennyhandler]

I was wondering if yall could tell me what seeds to sprout? I understand that you soak and then wash them and leave them till they sprout but WHAT to sprout? I have heard some say that you should go organic cause there is a coating on them that is bad for chickens which I know is true but then i know that everyone is buying these 50lb bags of grains. So what are you buying and where? I have heard of alfalfa, wheat and rolled oats. If I wanted to do oats could I do quaker oats? If I soak them they would turn to mush so that makes me believe they shouldn't be used but they are rolled are they not? I just need a little more info of if a regular ole bag of grains will be fine. Thanks.

 

[sumi]

You could use any "feed quality" organic whole grains really. Bird seed too. Alfalfa I hear is very good.

 

[Den in Penn]

As sumi said any feed quality grain will work, but whole grain. Any ground or rolled or cracked grain will not sprout. The processing destroys the structure of the seed.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

Wheat and barley seem to be the most popular with the fodder-growers on BYC but any whole, food quality grain will work like oats, BOSS, etc.

 

[enola]

Has any one used Bahia grass for pasture. I have chickens horses and a goat. Was wondering how to buy a small quantity of seed.