Growing fodder for chickens

[Banriona]

Bow ties, fezes, striped scarves all cool!!!!! lol lol Did you watch Day of the Doctor the other day?

Of course I did! I have to confess though, I still need to watch the pre-2005 episodes. Someday...

 

[Kassaundra]

Of course I did! I have to confess though, I still need to watch the pre-2005 episodes. Someday...

 

[Chickens R Us]

Chickens aren't the most welcoming of new experiences, but soon enough they will be pros at eating it






Sprouts instead of fodder, but same principle

Is that cheese cloth you sprouted your oats in? How did you do that?

 

[Kassaundra]

Burlap bags, I have a video on byc on the sprouting thread and maybe even on this one. I don't have time to find it now though

 

[Kassaundra]

Here is the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPli-XL3fvs&feature=youtu.be

 

[Lacy Blues]

Kassaundra, I have started a new batch of oats to sprout. I hope it works. I have them in a burlap sack and I rinsed them first in HOT water, then soaked them in water that started out HOT, but I couldn't remember how long you soaked them for? I ended up soaking them for a whole day (24 hrs) and rinsed again in HOT water. Now they're sitting in a plastic/rubber dishpan waiting to sprout.

Did I do it right?

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

Oh, wow. That's a great idea, matching hot-water scarification to fodder seed! I'll have to try that my next batch.

 

[Bitterroot]

I've learned a lot here by lurking and reading, and wanted to share a video that might be a perfect fit for some folks. It's working great for me with slight modification.

Since it's practically winter here in Montana, I had to convert this to an indoor system. I use 5 buckets with holes in the bottom, and 6 with no holes. Each holey bucket has its own bucket to sit in when I'm not stacking them to water, and then I have the one left over that is always soaking the next batch. I stack them to water with a no-holed bucket at the bottom to catch runoff, then when they're pretty well drained I separate them all out again into their individual drain buckets. I rinse twice a day.

Five days seems to be about perfect for my girls with barley fodder.

Hope this helps someone.

 

[Kassaundra]

Kassaundra, I have started a new batch of oats to sprout. I hope it works. I have them in a burlap sack and I rinsed them first in HOT water, then soaked them in water that started out HOT, but I couldn't remember how long you soaked them for? I ended up soaking them for a whole day (24 hrs) and rinsed again in HOT water. Now they're sitting in a plastic/rubber dishpan waiting to sprout.

Did I do it right?

Exactly.

 

[mamashomestead]

Starting my fodder today