FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

[chickengirl1193]

What kind of spoon/scoop does everyone use to get the feed out of the water? Ive heard your not supposed to use metal. I think im going to start fermenting my feed and see how it goes. Does it matter if you ferment pellets or crumbles? And should it be in a cool area or room temperature?

 

[Beekissed]

What kind of spoon/scoop does everyone use to get the feed out of the water? Ive heard your not supposed to use metal. I think im going to start fermenting my feed and see how it goes. Does it matter if you ferment pellets or crumbles? And should it be in a cool area or room temperature?

You'll have a better time with your FF experience if you aren't trying to take feed out of water. Try to mix it so that your feed isn't so soupy that you are scooping out of water. You can ferment any feed. Room temperature is good to get it started but it can be kept in a cooler room to keep it from becoming too active. I use a plastic feed scoop for all things to do with feed.

 

[Scott H]

Yes, just add some more dry material to it (scratch, feed, etc) till it gets to a good consistency.

 

[Scott H]

Beekissed....I posted this in another thread but was wondering if you had an opinion.

Quote: Juanita is my current avatar pic....

 

[Beekissed]

Chances are she will be barren for life or she will eventually lay abnormally and possibly to her own demise. A healthy female is an ovulating female and if one is not she usually has some underlying reason for it, some other health issues/birth defect.

 

[Scott H]

Sorry to hear that...:-(....she seems robust and healthy otherwise, in fact her wattles seem to getting to a darker, deeper red color recently. They have always been the immature pinkish color.....I was just hoping.

 

[Beekissed]

Sorry to hear that...:-(....she seems robust and healthy otherwise, in fact her wattles seem to getting to a darker, deeper red color recently. They have always been the immature pinkish color.....I was just hoping.

No worries...she could still yet lay. There are always exceptions in this life and some birds mature very late and never miss a beat all their lives but it's not the norm.

 

[chickengirl1193]

You'll have a better time with your FF experience if you aren't trying to take feed out of water.  Try to mix it so that your feed isn't so soupy that you are scooping out of water.  You can ferment any feed.  Room temperature is good to get it started but it can be kept in a cooler room to keep it from becoming too active.  I use a plastic feed scoop for all things to do with feed. 

Okay, I had thought you needed enough water to cover it so that it fermented and didnt just.mold. I guess ill have to play with it a bit

 

[Beekissed]

Okay, I had thought you needed enough water to cover it so that it fermented and didnt just.mold. I guess ill have to play with it a bit

When you make your first batch it's okay to make it a little more moist just to get your scoby started but I'd add some feed to thicken that up once you achieve a good ferment. You don't have to keep it under water...if mold is going to form, it will form right on top of that water just like it does on top of feed.

Here's a few vids of refreshing feed and the consistency you can keep it at after the water absorbs....

 

[Scott H]

Sorry to hear that...:-(....she seems robust and healthy otherwise, in fact her wattles seem to getting to a darker, deeper red color recently. They have always been the immature pinkish color.....I was just hoping.

No worries...she could still yet lay.  There are always exceptions in this life and some birds mature very late and never miss a beat all their lives but it's not the norm. 

Yep, they say Wyandottes are slow to mature and are not fully mature till eighteen months but this is ridiculous...:-D