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[Akrnaf2]

Does anyone here ferment their feed? I have heard it helps keep them healthier as it is like a natural probiotic and it also helps them to lay better. Any feedback would help. Thanks!!!!

I ferment
What do you need to know?

How kind do you let it sit, what do you use to make it ferment, do you feed it all the time or just occasionally? That's all I can think of right now but there is probably more.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

 

[jwlpoultry]

Does anyone here ferment their feed? I have heard it helps keep them healthier as it is like a natural probiotic and it also helps them to lay better. Any feedback would help. Thanks!!!!

I ferment
What do you need to know?

How kind do you let it sit, what do you use to make it ferment, do you feed it all the time or just occasionally? That's all I can think of right now but there is probably more.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

Could I use fermented apple cider in place of water we bought apple cider several months ago and it has fermented or would that cause them to be sick?

 

[Akrnaf2]

Does anyone here ferment their feed? I have heard it helps keep them healthier as it is like a natural probiotic and it also helps them to lay better. Any feedback would help. Thanks!!!!

I ferment
What do you need to know?

How kind do you let it sit, what do you use to make it ferment, do you feed it all the time or just occasionally? That's all I can think of right now but there is probably more.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

Could I use fermented apple cider in place of water we bought apple cider several months ago and it has fermented or would that cause them to be sick?

You can use the "mother " = that murky residue as the starter of the fermentation, but not as a substitute to the water, you can add UN FILTERD ACV, to the water.

 

[jwlpoultry]

Does anyone here ferment their feed? I have heard it helps keep them healthier as it is like a natural probiotic and it also helps them to lay better. Any feedback would help. Thanks!!!!

I ferment
What do you need to know?

How kind do you let it sit, what do you use to make it ferment, do you feed it all the time or just occasionally? That's all I can think of right now but there is probably more.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

Could I use fermented apple cider in place of water we bought apple cider several months ago and it has fermented or would that cause them to be sick?

You can use the "mother " = that murky residue as the starter of the fermentation, but not as a substitute to the water, you can add UN FILTERD ACV, to the water.

Ok thank you!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Well while I was in TSC this morning I resisted the chicks and ducklings. That is a good thing right?

Shame on you, young man.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

Hey!! Lemme out of the jar!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Kristin, I'm pretty sure the link to the charts is either in there or buried somewhere in my open tabs.... Lemme check.

 

[jwlpoultry]

Well while I was in TSC this morning I resisted the chicks and ducklings. That is a good thing right?

Shame on you, young man.

I ferment their feed
You can ferment anything that have carbohydrates in it= any type of grains, bred, potatoes ect.
The fermentation is a metabolic process that take place in an aneoronic= without oxygen environment
The fermentation can be made by Fungi = yeasts, and this fermentation produce Ethanol =Ethanol fermentation (THIS ONE YOU DON'T WANT IN YOUR CHICKEN FEED!)
The second type of fermentation is made by different types of Bacteria and one of the important is the Lactic fermentation, made by the genus Lactobacillus THIS IS THE TYPE THAT YOU WANT!
The benefits of it are tremendous here some :
1. The fermentation take down the levels of phytic acid , it is an antimetabolite that reduces the absorbance of minerals from the feed.
2. It henhance the level of vitamins especially the B complex.
3. The microbes that ferment are basically prebiotic microbes that give a bust to the chickens microflora keeping it healthy.

How yo ferment
1.Take 3 glass jars that can contain 1 day ration of feed and water.
2. Put the feed in the 3 jars cover with cleen water at list 10 cm over the feed, I usually add some bio yogurt or a capsule of human prebiotic, but you don't have to.
3 stear and cover the jar with a cloth
4. Wait at least 3 days stear very day,see if there is bubbles lol
5 after 3 days give the first jar and replenish it with new feed and water
And so on
You should smell it befor giving it to the birds it should smell like a sour bred, if moldy or have alcoholic smell trow the batch.
And make a new one!

Hey!! Lemme out of the jar!!

I'm sorry.
But I am looking at 1 dozen+ Anconas on the 24 hr thread they look amazing and no one has bid and they end tonight.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm sorry.
But I am looking at 1 dozen+ Anconas on the 24 hr thread they look amazing and no one has bid and they end tonight.

No ducks 'til June for moi. Stop tempting me!

 

[jwlpoultry]

I'm sorry.
But I am looking at 1 dozen+ Anconas on the 24 hr thread they look amazing and no one has bid and they end tonight.

No ducks 'til June for moi. Stop tempting me!

Well I was talking about for me not you. But you know I am a pretty good enabler.

 

[BantyChooks]

Well I was talking about for me not you. But you know I am a pretty good enabler.

Just mentioning them counts as attempted enabling.