Fodder- Interested In Feeding

[GirlsMommy18]

So I recently stumbled on a small scale DIY fodder system for chickens on Pinterest of all places, but I need advice on what seeds/grain to buy from people who have grown fodder for feed. Where to buy? I have a tractor supply nearby, but not much else farm wise. Anything online? What have you used?

 

[JaeG]

Mine like wheat just sprouting a root - they won't eat it with a green shoot. Alfalfa they enjoy as fodder though. I sprout cockatiel seed too but some bird seed is treated so that it won't sprout. Sprouted sunflower seeds always go down a treat.

 

[GirlsMommy18]

Where do you buy your seeds from? Would a wild bird feed work possibly?

I actually threw them some sunflower seeds as a treat and a few got where they couldn't reach and sprouted. They gobbled them right up once I let them over there. That's one of the reasons I got so curious about it.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Feed stores might have hard red wheat or white wheat and black oil sunflower seeds. You could check and see if you have a grain mill around somewhere. I use the red wheat and black oil sunflower seeds, they love it once they get used to eating it. I do mine in double trays water twice a day with sprinkler at sink. I grow mine 7 to 10 days and cut up so they don’t have crop problems ore you can just feed as sprouts.