anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

[LaylaFlora]

I have heard that some bean sprouts are poisonous?

But, yes, dried peas from the grocery store are just fine.

 

[LaylaFlora]

I decided that mixing jelly producing seeds (chia, flax) with non jelly (quinoa) just made a stick mess that barely sprouted. My wheat berries are sprouting well though

Adding the jelly seeds to my fermenting feed is working well

 

[volschicken]

I wonder how you know which is poisonous?

 

[LaylaFlora]

Good question. I'm not sure. Ive heard pinto have to be cooked.

 

[lazy gardener]

Kidney beans are toxic unless cooked. Therefore, I choose not to sprout any beans, just to avoid any issues. However, mung beans are sprouted for human consumption, and eaten raw, I think. but, I also think that mung beans are not in the same family as kidney and pinto beans. Peas and lentils are fine as sprouts. IMO, the only driving factor limiting the variety of seeds that can be sprouted together is their germination time. I have an excess of cucumber seeds, and will be sprouting them, along with my squash seeds, as I cook my winter bounty of squash (from plants that I did not plant this year!). I also save pepper seeds from peppers bought at the grocery store, and will try my hand at sprouting them. I know that those will take close to 2 weeks to sprout!

 

[RichnSteph]

Ya'll have given me a cracker jack of an idea! I've got a 50lb bag of BOSS sitting outside that the chickens are taking forever to get through. I'm thinking I'm going to sprout a 12x15 pan full of them and then float the BOSS "raft" out into the pond for the ducks to eat.

I'll post pictures!

RichnSteph

 

[volschicken]

What's BOSS?

 

[RichnSteph]

What's BOSS?

Black Oil Sunflower Seeds

 

[Lacy Blues]

Your chickens will probably like the boss sprouts. I'm not sure if the "raft" will float after the sprouting has taken place but do let us know.

 

[volschicken]

Are forage oats ok to sprout and feed to chickens also?