Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[Triple Willow]

ACV - Apple Cider Vinegar?

Yep, and be sure it is "unpasteurized" with the "Mother" still in it.

 

[Triple Willow]

Would fermented grass seed be of any benefit to the birds in the winter?
I think I'm going to have the feed mill mix chicken feed for me as they use different whole grains plus add the needed vitamins/minerals. That would save having to buy separate bags and wondering if I'm giving too much or not enough or something.
I've got about 150 adults and have been rotating 4 5g buckets feeding about 8 g a day and this is working extremely well. I think I'm having a bit too much fun with it

Do you feel like a mad scientist? LOL It is fun isn't it. I'll have to let somebody with more experience answer about the grass seeds but you might want to sprout them and feed them that way...?

 

[Robert M]

Yep, and be sure it is "unpasteurized" with the "Mother" still in it.

I don't know what that means, but I can take the top off a gallon of pure apple juice and let it get "hard". Is that what you mean?

 

[Triple Willow]

I don't know what that means, but I can take the top off a gallon of pure apple juice and let it get "hard".  Is that what you mean?

That ought to work. Here is a link that tells about it.

http://bragg.com/books/acv_excerpt.html

"ACV – Mother Nature's Perfect Food

Natural (undistilled) organic, raw ACV can really be called one of Mother Nature's most perfect foods. It is made from fresh, crushed apples which are then allowed to mature naturally in wooden barrels, as wood seems to "boost" the natural fermentation. Natural ACV should be rich, brownish color and if held to the light you might see a tiny formation of "cobweb-like" substances that we call the "mother." Usually some "mother" will show in the bottom of the ACV bottle the more it ages. It never needs refrigeration. You can also save some "mother" and transfer it to work in other natural vinegars. When you smell natural ACV, there's a pungent odor and sometimes it's so ripened it puckers your mouth and smarts your eyes. These are natural, good signs."

 

[Robert M]

That ought to work. Here is a link that tells about it.

http://bragg.com/books/acv_excerpt.html

"ACV – Mother Nature's Perfect Food

Natural (undistilled) organic, raw ACV can really be called one of Mother Nature's most perfect foods. It is made from fresh, crushed apples which are then allowed to mature naturally in wooden barrels, as wood seems to "boost" the natural fermentation. Natural ACV should be rich, brownish color and if held to the light you might see a tiny formation of "cobweb-like" substances that we call the "mother." Usually some "mother" will show in the bottom of the ACV bottle the more it ages. It never needs refrigeration. You can also save some "mother" and transfer it to work in other natural vinegars. When you smell natural ACV, there's a pungent odor and sometimes it's so ripened it puckers your mouth and smarts your eyes. These are natural, good signs."

Very good. I can do that. I make my own Apfelwein - "Applejack", so it wouldn't be hard to hold back some. Sounds like a quart would be enough to start out with. I have a Jack LaLane Juicer that is perfect for schtuff like that.

 

[Angelicisi]

I hate snow & cold. Makes me down right miserable, my body simply lets me know when its below 72 degrees...in every painful way possible lol
But I do love taking pics and it sure is pretty to *look at lol

Chicks have hit the 1lb mark. They're crazy active still too, bit unexpected lol but good!

 

[TexasLisa]

I hate snow & cold. Makes me down right miserable, my body simply lets me know when its below 72 degrees...in every painful way possible lol
But I do love taking pics and it sure is pretty to *look at lol

Chicks have hit the 1lb mark. They're crazy active still too, bit unexpected lol but good!

 

[Kassaundra]

Ksane, I am not sure of the nutritional value of grass sprouts, and don't know how easy grass seed is to find w/o additives. I sprout the same grains I ferment for food through the winter. I know they have good food value.

 

[beverly evans]

That's why I love a land line, hate a cell.

Cell phones have their use but are so inconvenient in other ways that they are often more trouble than they are worth, though not many share that opinion nowadays. All that technology at one's fingertips but they fail to have a battery that last past a few days without recharging...what's up with that?

I'm with you Bee, hate the cell! I don't have a wonder phone, only an eight dollar from Wal Mart. I only got it because a girl friend pitched a fit til I got it. When I'm away from the phone I don't want to be bothered! Having to listen to other people's conversations every where I go stinks too. And my cell is so small it can be lost so easily. I was drug into the computer world kicking and screaming by my son and brother. I am glad to be doing this right now but I resent the whole lot of time that is lost to sitting in front of the **** PC. : (

 

[beverly evans]

I'm with you Bee, hate the cell! I don't have a wonder phone, only an eight dollar from Wal Mart. I only got it because a girl friend pitched a fit til I got it. When I'm away from the phone I don't want to be bothered! Having to listen to other people's conversations every where I go stinks too. And my cell is so small it can be lost so easily. I was drug into the computer world kicking and screaming by my son and brother. I am glad to be doing this right now but I resent the whole lot of time that is lost to sitting in front of the **** PC. : (

How funny! It deleted my d-----. I didn't know it would do that!