Arkansas folks speak up.........

[FreedomLover]

Ive been looking into this today also! Where can you buy the seeds? Barley, Wheat.... How much do they cost? 50lb bags?

I'm using wheat because I happen to have 3 - 45 gallon buckets of it already at home. I got mine from Sam's club for grinding for bread and it cost about $22 - $23 a bucket. I probably won't use "all" of this, as I'm just getting started and would prefer to keep my storage grains available. I'm going to look into purchasing more seed through a more local source if I can find it.

From what I've gathered seed & feed stores carry "seed" grains which can be used for fodder. Just need to make sure it's not treated seed (i.e. coated in anything)! Buying it that way is even cheaper since it's not as "clean" as wheat berries used to grind for bread. See what you can get locally. Wheat, Barley, BOSS, Oats (which from what I'm gathering is alot harder to sprout), just about any type of "grass" type plant. Everything is explained in that thread. I know it's a lot of reading, but it's so worth it!

Here are some blogs that were linked in various forums that I read about fodder.

http://grannysbest.blogspot.com/search/label/(71) Growing Fodder for my Goats (part 1)

http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/growing-sprouted-fodder/72618

http://pacapride.wordpress.com/2012...ed-new-flood-and-drain-tray-system-installed/ <~ This person actually signed up for BYC and posted on that 146 page thread! Very knowledgable about fodder and fodder systems.

Anyway, that should be enough to get you started.

 

[caj1985]

I'm using wheat because I happen to have 3 - 45 gallon buckets of it already at home. I got mine from Sam's club for grinding for bread and it cost about $22 - $23 a bucket. I probably won't use "all" of this, as I'm just getting started and would prefer to keep my storage grains available. I'm going to look into purchasing more seed through a more local source if I can find it.

From what I've gathered seed & feed stores carry "seed" grains which can be used for fodder. Just need to make sure it's not treated seed (i.e. coated in anything)! Buying it that way is even cheaper since it's not as "clean" as wheat berries used to grind for bread. See what you can get locally. Wheat, Barley, BOSS, Oats (which from what I'm gathering is alot harder to sprout), just about any type of "grass" type plant. Everything is explained in that thread. I know it's a lot of reading, but it's so worth it!

Here are some blogs that were linked in various forums that I read about fodder.

http://grannysbest.blogspot.com/search/label/(71) Growing Fodder for my Goats (part 1)

http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/growing-sprouted-fodder/72618

http://pacapride.wordpress.com/2012...ed-new-flood-and-drain-tray-system-installed/ <~ This person actually signed up for BYC and posted on that 146 page thread! Very knowledgable about fodder and fodder systems.

Anyway, that should be enough to get you started.

I buy my wheat at Farmer's Coop for between $14 & $17 for 50 lb bag. I just use regular BOSS& whole oats from feed store. I've been doing it for a while.

 

[Arkansas81]

I just set my first eggs in the bator last night, temp is holding steady @ 99.5-100, humidity is around 45-50%. I set 25 eggs I hope to get some fresh ones this morning to make 36 in total. I am anxious to see if there is any hatchlings under my broody today. They should hatch anytime now, I sat 5 under her. If nothing hatches then I will set 12 under her.

We didn't loose power or have any damage out here, just frozen solid still. I hope to get out later after the sun comes out. So com'on babies!!!!

 

[AJsCityChicks]

I'm using wheat because I happen to have 3 - 45 gallon buckets of it already at home.  I got mine from Sam's club for grinding for bread and it cost about $22 - $23 a bucket.  I probably won't use "all" of this, as I'm just getting started and would prefer to keep my storage grains available.  I'm going to look into purchasing more seed through a more local source if I can find it. 

From what I've gathered seed & feed stores carry "seed" grains which can be used for fodder.  Just need to make sure it's not treated seed (i.e. coated in anything)!  Buying it that way is even cheaper since it's not as "clean" as wheat berries used to grind for bread.  See what you can get locally.  Wheat, Barley, BOSS, Oats (which from what I'm gathering is alot harder to sprout), just about any type of "grass" type plant.  Everything is explained in that thread.  I know it's a lot of reading, but it's so worth it! 

Here are some blogs that were linked in various forums that I read about fodder.

http://grannysbest.blogspot.com/search/label/(71) Growing Fodder for my Goats (part 1)

http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/growing-sprouted-fodder/72618

http://pacapride.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/barley-fodder-sprouting-trials-continued-new-flood-and-drain-tray-system-installed/   <~ This person actually signed up for BYC and posted on that 146 page thread!  Very knowledgable about fodder and fodder systems.

Anyway, that should be enough to get you started. 

Thanks! Lets keep each other up to date on this...

 

[cmnrallye79]

Nineteen days and no signs of my chicks yet. The fodder information has got my mind going crazy, I'm going to try it tomorrow with wheat seed.

 

[cmnrallye79]

Never mind that, I just went and looked and two of the eggs were rolling around and I could here peeping!!!!

 

[FarmGirl01]

I've got pips too!!!

 

[cmnrallye79]

Ok, I just read my above post, I hate auto correct. Here here, I know how to spell hear. Lol.
The chicks have not pipped yet, how long after they start peeping inside the shell should I see pipping?

 

[cmnrallye79]

Well I'm glad to say four eggs have pipped and my incubator is loud with peeping.

 

[Ridgerunner]

The chicks have not pipped yet, how long after they start peeping inside the shell should I see pipping?

There is no set timetable for any of the hatching process. They are very busy at this time. They have to absorb the yolk, dry up blood vessels they no longer need, do something with that stuff they’ve been living in so they dry nice and fluffy instead of gunked over, position themselves to hatch, and who knows what else. Part of that is they need to learn to breathe air instead of live in a liquid environment. That’s what the internal pipping is about. When they have internal pipped and have learned to breathe air is when you hear that peeping inside.

Some chicks do a lot of this stuff before external pip. Some do a lot of this between external pip and zip. That’s a big part of why hatch can be so stressful. Some seem to pop right out and some seem to take forever.

Congratulations on the pips. Sound s like you are moving right along. You’ll probably see some chicks by suppertime if not before.