Fermenting Scratch Grains?

[Weeg]

How would you go about fermenting scratch grains for chickens? With everyone stuck in flock down, I figured it would be a worth while treat for them while they're locked up. I'm also having to switch my feed brand, which is a pelleted feed with the feed prices rising, I am no longer able to ferment my chicken feed for them. I thought that fermenting scratch grains, or bird seed would be another way to give them the benefits from fermenting without fermenting my feed.
Is it possible to ferment scratch grains? I ask because I tried it with some millet bird see recently, and it didn't seem to work. The grains absorbed some of the water, but not enough to ferment.
Is there a different way to do it? Is it possible?
Thanks for the help guys!

 

[azygous]

I've had good luck fermenting pelleted feed. You should give it a try. Pellets ferment just as well as crumbles.

I would discourage trying to ferment scratch grains. This form of feed is meant to be fed sparingly. Very sparingly. Therefore, fermenting it really doesn't make good sense.

 

[Weeg]

I've had good luck fermenting pelleted feed. You should give it a try. Pellets ferment just as well as crumbles.

I would discourage trying to ferment scratch grains. This form of feed is meant to be fed sparingly. Very sparingly. Therefore, fermenting it really doesn't make good sense.

I didn't know that, I've been fermenting my whole grain feed in the past. I guess it didn't occur to me that I could ferment the pellets.

I don't currently feed scratch grains at all. Sometimes BSFL, once a week if the girls are lucky. Other than that I just give weeds and veggie scraps.
That makes sense. I always saw scratch grains as a waste of money, so wasn't sure if that would change if I fermented them or not.

 

[ChikinLittle22]

How would you go about fermenting scratch grains for chickens? With everyone stuck in flock down, I figured it would be a worth while treat for them while they're locked up. I'm also having to switch my feed brand, which is a pelleted feed with the feed prices rising, I am no longer able to ferment my chicken feed for them. I thought that fermenting scratch grains, or bird seed would be another way to give them the benefits from fermenting without fermenting my feed.
Is it possible to ferment scratch grains? I ask because I tried it with some millet bird see recently, and it didn't seem to work. The grains absorbed some of the water, but not enough to ferment.
Is there a different way to do it? Is it possible?
Thanks for the help guys!

Same here. Interested in the best way to do scratch grains.

 

[Wendy Bird]

You ferment scratch grains the exact same way. As the above post stated, you can absolutely ferment pellets! I ferment crumbles for my chicks. It turns to mush but they love it!
Just always make sure no feed is exposed to air.