Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[aoxa]

Okay so someone told me on another thread that FF doesn't freeze? How so?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay so someone told me on another thread that FF doesn't freeze? How so?

 

[armorfirelady]

Quote: Hmmmm maybe my next batch of FF I will need to add the pellets as I serve it instead of putting it in with the FF when I start a new batch. No problems so far tho. Hens are licking their plates clean

 

[Kassaundra]

Okay so someone told me on another thread that FF doesn't freeze? How so?

Mine formed ice on the top did not freeze solid, but my container is quite large, we had a very mild for us winter and our winters are a walk in the park compared to yours. I just broke the ice and fed it out when the sun came out and shined on the black trash can it was still fermenting. Don't really think that would work in your area w/ your winters, but yes it does freeze.

 

[aoxa]

Mine formed ice on the top did not freeze solid, but my container is quite large, we had a very mild for us winter and our winters are a walk in the park compared to yours.  I just broke the ice and fed it out when the sun came out and shined on the black trash can it was still fermenting.  Don't really think that would work in your area w/ your winters, but yes it does freeze.

I'm not too worried about the buckets. It's the feed that is out for them to eat I'm worried about. I am away from the farm from 7:30 am - 5:00 pm - so if it froze, they would have nothing to eat.

 

[MamaRudey]

I have given mine frozen blocks of wet feed before. They will pick at it and break it up and happily eat it.

 

[armorfirelady]

I am going to put mine is small plastic container & set that in a heated dog water dish so mine doesnt freeze. That way I can take container in at night to fill it for the morning. Plus its warmer when they eat it. But I only have 4 hens to feed so I can use the smaller heated dish

 

[aoxa]

I am going to put mine is small plastic container & set that in a heated dog water dish so mine doesnt freeze. That way I can take container in at night to fill it for the morning. Plus its warmer when they eat it.  But I only have 4 hens to feed so I can use the smaller heated dish

It would work if I didn't have so many birds

Going to have to create a massive cookie-tin heater!

 

[Beekissed]

A nice, double layer of bubble wrap would make an excellent insulator for the FF bucket. I'm using hay but if I didn't already have that going on in my coop, I'd use the bubble wrap...and I may still use the BW because of the hay debris getting in my mix. Already found out that I do not like that...I know, more greens, but the hay I have is old and non-nutritious so it just messes up my mix.

 

[aoxa]

A nice, double layer of  bubble wrap would make an excellent insulator for the FF bucket.  I'm using hay but if I didn't already have that going on in my coop, I'd use the bubble wrap...and I may still use the BW because of the hay debris getting in my mix.  Already found out that I do not like that...I know, more greens, but the hay I have is old and non-nutritious so it just messes up my mix. 

 

Having hay in there would tick me off too! Bubble wrap is fun. @_@