Fermented Feeds

[sarahsunshine]

after reading too many posts .......i have finally agreed to jump on the fermentating bandwagon

Absolutely the best way to go... but don't know how to keep doing it here in winter. Not enough indoor space yet!

Down to 2 chickens, though. I hope to have more next year!

 

[Joanmcm]

Fermenting does save alot on feed and the chickens love it. Decided for the winter to keep it inside and limit to what is used in a day or two. Just too smelly after that point. I like that in the winter it will have a high moisture content and will help the chickens get some extra water into them.

 

[moomoodiddy]

ok so I love ff but it is not practical for me I do not have the time and resources for it but mostly everyday I mix my dry feed and add calf mana soaked in watered down acv I know it does not ferment but do yall think I am wasting my time doing this?

 

[Pooman]

ok so I love ff but it is not practical for me I do not have the time and resources for it but mostly everyday I mix my dry feed and add calf mana soaked in watered down acv I know it does not ferment but do yall think I am wasting my time doing this?

If you mix dry feed and add stuff your doing more than i do feeding ff

I have 1 bucket, i dump more feed/water when required to keep it about the right level and 1 ladle, its so easy.

Answering your Q, it Doesn't sound like your wasting your time, soaking does good stuff and the acv is always good. But just use a small amount of acv , I'm not sure what you mean by "watered down" acv... Should be water with a cap full of acv, thats what it though anyway.

Good luck

 

[RoosterLew]

If you mix dry feed and add stuff your doing more than i do feeding ff

I have 1 bucket, i dump more feed/water when required to keep it about the right level and 1 ladle, its so easy.

Answering your Q, it Doesn't sound like your wasting your time, soaking does good stuff and the acv is always good. But just use a small amount of acv , I'm not sure what you mean by "watered down" acv... Should be water with a cap full of acv, thats what it though anyway.

Good luck

The thing that I have problems getting to is the stirring...I am away from home 10 - 12 hours a day and cannot stir it 3 or 4 times a day, lol

 

[pipemum]

RoosterLew, don't worry about the stirring. I'm also away from home all day and can't stir throughout the day. 1x a day when I'm dishing it out has been fine.

I also use regular hose water, and I still have a fine FF brew going. I started FF because I was already wetting down their dry, dusty feed every morning, so FF has saved time (one scoop, instead of scoop, pour, acv dollop, mix, mix, mix).

 

[Pooman]

Yeah what mum ^ said

 

[RoseMarie1]

The thing that I have problems getting to is the stirring...I am away from home 10 - 12 hours a day and cannot stir it 3 or 4 times a day, lol

I don't stir mine 3-4 times a day. I only stir mine once and that is when I dip their food out for the evening I give it a good stir and that's it. It's much better for them than the dry food. The wet food isn't fermented unless it sits for a few days to ferment so just wet food isn't as good as ff is.

 

[moomoodiddy]

If you mix dry feed and add stuff your doing more than i do feeding ff

I have 1 bucket, i dump more feed/water when required to keep it about the right level and 1 ladle, its so easy.

Answering your Q, it Doesn't sound like your wasting your time, soaking does good stuff and the acv is always good. But just use a small amount of acv , I'm not sure what you mean by "watered down" acv... Should be water with a cap full of acv, thats what it though anyway.

Good luck

If you mix dry feed and add stuff your doing more than i do feeding ff

I have 1 bucket, i dump more feed/water when required to keep it about the right level and 1 ladle, its so easy.

Answering your Q, it Doesn't sound like your wasting your time, soaking does good stuff and the acv is always good. But just use a small amount of acv , I'm not sure what you mean by "watered down" acv... Should be water with a cap full of acv, thats what it though anyway.

Good luck

thanks

 

[moomoodiddy]

im learning about fermentation in biology and its helping me alot with ff when were finished woth the chapter ill sum it up and pass it on to yall