Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds

[stone_family3]

So I've been fermenting feed for about 2 weeks now and like the way the birds look, however I have a lot of "waste" from my juicer. Can I put that into my fermented feed mix? Will it be harmful or helpful. Most of the time it's a mix of strawberries, blueberries, carrots, and apples. Sometimes there is watermelon or other types of melon.

I was planning on just dumping the "waste into a bucket then covering with feed, water and ACV and mixing up.

 

[SunnysMama]

So I've been fermenting feed for about 2 weeks now and like the way the birds look, however I have a lot of "waste" from my juicer. Can I put that into my fermented feed mix? Will it be harmful or helpful. Most of the time it's a mix of strawberries, blueberries, carrots, and apples. Sometimes there is watermelon or other types of melon.

I was planning on just dumping the "waste into a bucket then covering with feed, water and ACV and mixing up.

I personally would just give it to them without fermenting it. They will love it!!

I just finished my LAB today and gave the whey to my chickens and OMG, they went freaking nuts!! I have a Golden Laced Wyandotte and she was literally jumping up in the air to try and grab it out of my hand before I threw it.

How much of the LAB do you add to your 5 gallon buckets?

 

[stone_family3]

I personally would just give it to them without fermenting it. They will love it!!

I just finished my LAB today and gave the whey to my chickens and OMG, they went freaking nuts!! I have a Golden Laced Wyandotte and she was literally jumping up in the air to try and grab it out of my hand before I threw it.

How much of the LAB do you add to your 5 gallon buckets?

What's LAB?

I have 32 birds right now (29 of them are under 10 weeks) I fill the bucket up 3/4 with food and then top off with water and 1/4 cup of ACV.

 

[bbsnooks]

Hello..
I have been using FF for 3 mo. now

Is there a use for the extra liquid..

for gardining. purpose..
and what is the dilution rate you use.. ..

I have been fermenting layer rations .. and scratch

Let me know if you have another use for the extra liquid..
thanks
Debra in Kansas

 

[countrygirl74]

I personally would just give it to them without fermenting it.  They will love it!!

I just finished my LAB today and gave the whey to my chickens and OMG, they went freaking nuts!!  I have a Golden Laced Wyandotte and she was literally jumping up in the air to try and grab it out of my hand before I threw it.  

How much of the LAB do you add to your 5 gallon buckets?

I just put a Tablespoon in my 5 gallon bucket - a little goes a looong way. The least recommended dilution is a 20:1 ratio, and for some uses, it's 100:1 or 1000:1! So, I just did a small amount and it worked very well.

LAB - Lactic Acid Bacteria - Here's a link how to make it and all the great uses!

 

[Zootopia]

I just add any liquids back or use it to start a new chick bucket.

 

[Eggcessive]

You really shouldn't use bread yeast in your fermented feed. Yes, it makes it go crazy, but it is not the right kind of fermentation. Stick with a little ACV, yogurt, kefir, or buttermilk for a starter. It takes about 3 days at 70 degrees to get there, and keep it covered with a little liqid always. If you have a dipper, it works well to bring the bottom contents up to mix faster.

 

[Kilsharion]

You really shouldn't use bread yeast in your fermented feed.  Yes, it makes it go crazy, but it is not the right kind of fermentation.  Stick with a little ACV, yogurt, kefir, or buttermilk for a starter.  It takes about 3 days at 70 degrees to get there, and keep it covered with a little liqid always.  If you have a dipper, it works well to bring the bottom contents up to mix faster.

Baker's yeast is just fine.
Open container wild yeast is just fine.
Ale, champagne, whatever yeast is just fine.

Using sourdough starter for your kickoff of just fine.

Using yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, LABs, whatever - is just fine.

There are as many ways to ferment as there are ages in history. Each has their benefits. Combining them is even better in many cases.

 

[yinepu]

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[muckmuck]

Hello..
I have been using FF for 3 mo. now

Is there a use for the extra liquid..

for gardining. purpose..
and what is the dilution rate you use.. ..

I have been fermenting layer rations .. and scratch

Let me know if you have another use for the extra liquid..
thanks
Debra in Kansas

I just put a Tablespoon in my 5 gallon bucket - a little goes a looong way. The least recommended dilution is a 20:1 ratio, and for some uses, it's 100:1 or 1000:1! So, I just did a small amount and it worked very well.

LAB - Lactic Acid Bacteria - Here's a link how to make it and all the great uses!

I am using LAB made according to the youtube video above but I have also added IMO, indigenous micro organisms.
This orange bucket was inoculated with about a cup of LAB/IMO concoction I cooked up in my kitchen. I actually brewed this stuff up for my venture into applying Korean Natural Farming techniques to my orchard/garden. The smell in this bucket is very sour but with a sweet/earthy scent mixed in also.


This blue bucket was inoculated with straight Braggs Vinegar. It has a very strong Sour smell. As to uses for the Hooch (liquid) I put a cupfull in the tank of my 4 gallon backpack sprayer along with 10 ounces of liquid fish and 2 ounces of emulsified neem oil and spray my entire orchard/garden about twice a week. This mix helps kick start the microbial activity in the soil and on the foliage of my trees helping the beneficial microbes to out compete the bad ones. The coop/run area gets sprayed down about once a month with a cup out of each bucket mixed in the 4 gallon sprayer, it has made the black muck around the duck pond less smelly, fostered the breakdown of the litter, and kept the general odor in check.