Don't tell the wife, I'm growing fodder in the 2nd bathroom!

[gtaus]

I hope she doesn't start getting bathroom fodder ads while playing online with her friends.

Yeah, no negative vibes here. Fingers crossed.

 

[N F C]

IF I get through this winter, I will definitely be back again next year growing fodder in the bathroom. And if I get caught next year, I can honestly say that I've been doing this for years.....

Exactly!

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

Fermented feed peer reviewed research: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/search/advanced?qs=fermented feed&tak=chicken>

 

[Kiwibird]

@gtaus, have you ever grown duckweed as fodder? It seems well suited to life in the shower.

 

[gtaus]

@gtaus, have you ever grown duckweed as fodder? It seems well suited to life in the shower.

Very clever.

I have not grown duckweed, but I did watch a YouTube video where a guy had a small pond growing duckweed. He would scoop out some duckweed with a net and feed it to his chickens. He claimed duckweed was very good for birds.

 

[Kiwibird]

I have just checked my lily pond for any evidence of duckweed, as it had a bit once, but none is there at present. I'll have to look further afield. It seems like a very easy fodder to experiment with.

 

[Papa John59]

Fermented feed peer reviewed research: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/search/advanced?qs=fermented feed&tak=chicken>

Thanks for the link! I spent two hours last night reading many of these reviews! The geek in me came out. Now I know the true science of fermented feed. I've uploaded the best article I found, so that others don't have to search so much.

 

[Coopscraft]

I tink somebody could become fodderless over dis type of ting.

 

[duluthralphie]

Thanks for the link! I spent two hours last night reading many of these reviews! The geek in me came out. Now I know the true science of fermented feed. I've uploaded the best article I found, so that others don't have to search so much.

Biased subjective opinions are not science.
Peer review has not occurred amongst qualified scientists.

which takes me back to, if it is so good why is it not available commercially and why are the commercial egg factories not using it?

If you want to use it, fine, but realize it is a feel good product and has no real value.

There are many products out there people claim do many amazing things. The FDA shuts down thousands of them with more science behind them than FF has.


Ear candling benefits
https://facty.com/lifestyle/wellness/health-benefits-of-ear-candling/?style=quick&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=m-search&utm_term=+ear +candling&utm_campaign=FH-Health-Benefits-of-Ear-candling&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvpKg9duT5QIVhBx9Ch2twgCPEAMYAiAAEgLa8fD_BwE

Vitamin c cures cancer
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/amp/316643


And here are 25 other myths people believe and you can find “science” to support them online too..
https://www.livescience.com/amp/36100-10-medical-myths.html

Pay attention to the first part of this one about proving. Negative...

https://www.bmj.com/content/335/7633/1288
Fermented feed belongs in the same category.


One last article. This talks about energy loss from fermentation. This is about hay. However, to think this occurs in hay and not other feeds defies logic and science. Fermentation uses energy those loss must occur.

Buying a carefully formulated feed and destroying the formulation makes no sense.

It is like people going to a casino to get rich, it might happen but the science shows it most likely won’t.

 

[Kiwibird]

Well, dairy cattle overwintering on hay generally maintain weight, while dairy cattle overwintering on silage generally gain weight. There's nothing new or faddish about silage. It's made in vast quantities every year, and has been for decades. Silage is a fermented fodder.