California - Northern

[Happy Chooks]

Ron - those birds are gorgeous! And that they are also blue is a bonus!

 

[CALI CHICK]

Has anyone ever looked into using "wet grains" (oats, wheat, barley) for poultry feed? I discovered a place on Sacramento CL that sells it but I wasn't sure if it was good for chickens or not. I was impressed that it's soy, corn and gluten free (I always hear ya'll talk about trying to avoid this or that). It also looks like a good price: $40 for 55 gallons!

-My concern is how long it would be good for without getting moldy or rotting??? I "only" have 17 chickens so wasn't sure if the wet grains are something that can be stored for long periods of time. Here is the link: http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/3577117439.html

By the way, I wouldn't mind going in with some others (and splitting the cost/grains) if it is a grain we could possibly "add" to our regular feed. Just a thought?

 

[Happy Chooks]

All you hatching guru's (and I know there are A LOT of you on this thread)........

We've created a new hatch-a-long subsection in the Incubating section. The official kick off for the Annual Easter Hatch is here!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

 

[PetRock]

Has anyone ever looked into using "wet grains" (oats, wheat, barley) for poultry feed? I discovered a place on Sacramento CL that sells it but I wasn't sure if it was good for chickens or not. I was impressed that it's soy, corn and gluten free (I always hear ya'll talk about trying to avoid this or that). It also looks like a good price: $40 for 55 gallons!

-My concern is how long it would be good for without getting moldy or rotting??? I "only" have 17 chickens so wasn't sure if the wet grains are something that can be stored for long periods of time. Here is the link: http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/3577117439.html

By the way, I wouldn't mind going in with some others (and splitting the cost/grains) if it is a grain we could possibly "add" to our regular feed. Just a thought?

My husband is a home beer brewer and I feed my chickens the spent grain. They love it! I do try to feed it to them within a day or two of brewing. Sometimes I freeze it to feed to the chickens later. My son works at a micro brewery and he says that they pay a farmer to pick up the spent grains. That sounds like a great deal for the farmer. He gets paid and his pigs get food!

 

[ronott1]

All you hatching guru's (and I know there are A LOT of you on this thread)........

We've created a new hatch-a-long subsection in the Incubating section. The official kick off for the Annual Easter Hatch is here!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

Are you the host?

 

[CALI CHICK]

My husband is a home beer brewer and I feed my chickens the spent grain. They love it! I do try to feed it to them within a day or two of brewing. Sometimes I freeze it to feed to the chickens later. My son works at a micro brewery and he says that they pay a farmer to pick up the spent grains. That sounds like a great deal for the farmer. He gets paid and his pigs get food!

OK, thank you. Does it need to be used up or frozen pretty quickly then? Maybe I can find a supplier/brewer and get it free like that farmer.

Their was another listing for free spent grains up in Reno, but of course the gas money would probably equal the cost of the local supplier?

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: What she said.............................he is just kind of a homely guy..................poor baby.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Yup. There will be a thread soon asking for volunteer helpers for contests, prizes, etc.

 

[ronott1]

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Yup. There will be a thread soon asking for volunteer helpers for contests, prizes, etc.
I hope the new way of running the hatch-a-long works out ok.

 

[zooweemama]

I have 3 large fowls in my group of silkie mixes. Jeff and I hoped one was my hatchling. But either way you slice and dice it - looks like I have 3 cockerels. What do you think?