Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[bobbieschicks]

 
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[COLOR=0000CD]Here is a link to my system when I was fermenting for 3 days, same system but I added another fermenter.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=0000CD]The "cups" are plastic trash cans, they hold about 3 gallons of mash. When the mash was done draining after 20 minutes there was about 6" of liquid in the bottom which is what I use for the continuous starter after having used natural yogurt starter to get the system going.[/COLOR]
 

Great thanks!

 

[bakingintherain]

Here is a link to my system when I was fermenting for 3 days, same system but I added another fermenter.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds/820#post_9311538
The "cups" are plastic trash cans, they hold about 3 gallons of mash. When the mash was done draining after 20 minutes there was about 6" of liquid in the bottom which is what I use for the continuous starter after having used natural yogurt starter to get the system going.

how many birds are you feeding on that amount?

 

[Arielle]

Can I use the Heinz apple cider vinegar? I couldn't find any other at walmart.

What does it way on the bottle??? Is it pasteurized??? If not, try it and see how it works for you. It may not have as many live bacteria as the Bragg's with the mother sediment on the bottom.

 

[ocap]

Originally Posted by MonsterClucker

Can I use the Heinz apple cider vinegar? I couldn't find any other at walmart.

What does it way on the bottle??? Is it pasteurized??? If not, try it and see how it works for you. It may not have as many live bacteria as the Bragg's with the mother sediment on the bottom.

The Heinz that I saw at a Tennessee, USA walMart was raw unpasturized with a little sediment on the bottom of the bottle

 

[Costa Rica Art]

how many birds are you feeding on that amount?

At this time I am feeding around 20 chickens, some are still young birds maybe 2/3s, the rest are adult birds. we are processing the cockerels as fast as they announce who they are, generally about 2 a day. When we are down to what we want for numbers we'll have 10 good laying hens, 1 roo and replacements coming at maybe 4 per 6 months, all the rest will end up either as gifts or in the freezer. We now have 2 silkie hens and 1 silkie roo, that may change to 1 silkie hen with the ol' gal now being 3 years old so we don't know how much longer she will continue to be our #1 brooder hen. She will hatch 5 regular hen eggs each time she goes broody (she has 10 chicks now, she had more help laying eggs than we thought) plus a couple of her own which become give a-ways. One of her chicks is now broody so she is sitting on 4 regular hen eggs plus 2 of hers. When things settle down to what I hope will maintain the size flock we want the FF should be down to less than 2 gallons per day (maybe).

 

[bakingintherain]

[COLOR=0000CD]At this time I am feeding around 20 chickens, some are still young birds maybe 2/3s, the rest are adult birds. we are processing the cockerels as fast as they announce who they are, generally about 2 a day. When we are down to what we want for numbers we'll have 10 good laying hens, 1 roo and replacements coming at maybe 4 per 6 months, all the rest will end up either as gifts or in the freezer. We now have 2 silkie hens and 1 silkie roo, that may change to 1 silkie hen with the ol' gal now being 3 years old so we don't know how much longer she will continue to be our #1 brooder hen. She will hatch 5 regular hen eggs each time she goes broody (she has 10 chicks now, she had more help laying eggs than we thought) plus a couple of her own which become give a-ways. One of her chicks is now broody so she is sitting on 4 regular hen eggs plus 2 of hers.  When things settle down to what I hope will maintain the size flock we want the FF should be down to less than 2 gallons per day (maybe).[/COLOR]

Cool thank you, just trying to get an idea of how much I will need to make for the new birds I have coming, starting over with a whole new flock and some broilers and want to feed everyone ff

 

[Arielle]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Arielle

What does it way on the bottle??? Is it pasteurized??? If not, try it and see how it works for you. It may not have as many live bacteria as the Bragg's with the mother sediment on the bottom.

The Heinz that I saw at a Tennessee, USA walMart was raw unpasturized with a little sediment on the bottom of the bottle

THat should work.

 

[bakingintherain]

I want to get a few silkies this year maybe I will even be able to get them to hatch, out of over 2 dz eggs I had one survive (only 10 made it past the first candling) then 5 to lock down, and 2 hatched

 

[Bleenie]

I am not fermenting for meat birds, but had a question... Does the lid need to be tight on the bucket during fermenting or does it need to just rest on the top so there's still some airflow?

 

[NotAFarm]

You need air flow. I cover mine with a warped piece of cardboard and a dish towel. It's in my laundry room so no animals have access to it.