anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

[Kassaundra]

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Yes you definately can sprout the bird seed, if it is old you may not get as many to sprout, but your girls will love it anyway.

 

[faerielady]

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Yes you definately can sprout the bird seed, if it is old you may not get as many to sprout, but your girls will love it anyway.

Thanks ma'am

I guess I coulda asked over in the Okie thread but I thought this would be the best place.

I have some fabric sacks, I'll try it with two of them and see if I get anything.

 

[vmdanielsen]

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Yes you definately can sprout the bird seed, if it is old you may not get as many to sprout, but your girls will love it anyway.

Thanks ma'am

I guess I coulda asked over in the Okie thread but I thought this would be the best place.

I have some fabric sacks, I'll try it with two of them and see if I get anything.

Sometimes commercial seeds meant for eating(even if it is meant for birds) are sprayed with an anti-sprout substance. Rinse them really well first and give it a try. I would!

 

[wHolefarm]

We sprout just for our family, but am starting some for laying hens.

Will it be alright to feed them sprouted mung beans? Also, could I use Amaranth seeds next year if harvest is large enough?

Where can I buy sprouting seeds in bulk? I have ordered them where I order my organic, Non-GMO vegetable seeds. But that is way to pricey. Would look at wheatgrass, red clover, etc.
Thanks

 

[Kassaundra]

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I can get a 50 lb bag of corn, or wheat, or oats for about $10 at the feed store they all sprout well. I can get a 50 lb bag of boss for around $20 it sprouts well, and if you want field peas or something like that it is about $35. I usually sprout the grain products or the boss just b/c of the price.

 

[vmdanielsen]

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I get something known as plot spike. I get the oat one. It is more expensive than feed in the store because it is non gmo, or at least the bag I got last year was.

 

[3riverschick]

Kassaundra- We sprout just for our family, but am starting some for laying hens.


Where can I buy sprouting seeds in bulk?
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Hi,
see pages 24 thru 28 of this thread.
Best Regards,
Karen in western PA.

 

[tennesseeckn]

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I buy grains for sprouting at Earth Fare and at the local grocery co op.

 

[Kassaundra]

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I just buy them at the same feed store I buy layer pellets.

 

[JLB]

I like the idea of sprouting grains. I plant wheat berries in a raised bed which I allow my girls to forage in. Trouble is, they pull the roots out and decimate the bed in one feeding. I'm experimenting with putting small-holed chicken wire down flat on the bed. That way the grain grass grows through.

But I'm wondering how to present jar-grown sprouts to the chickens? Do you put them in a bowl or feeder? Are they able to eat them that way? When I give them greens I put it in an upside down flower pot, stuffing the stems in the hole so the chooks can grasp the greens.