Growing fodder for chickens

Pics
Date sort Score sort
desertegg said:
My chickens won't eat the fodder I grow! They eat some of the sunflower seed sprouts, but barely touch the wheat or barley. I was so disappointed!
Click to expand...

Sometimes they are hesitant to try new things so give it a try for awhile before giving up. Also, when are you feeding it. If you want to be sure they eat it give it to them in the morning when they are most hungry before you give them any food. They give them feed a little later. Look it over really carefully and make sure there isn't mold or anything that is putting them off.
 
I've checked Wal-Mart and 1 of the 2 local feed stores and can't find wheat or barley. I live in Alaska so it might be tough to get. May have to just stick with BOSS if it's all I can get my hands on. Would a natural foods store carry barley or wheat maybe?
 
StacyAK said:
I've checked Wal-Mart and 1 of the 2 local feed stores and can't find wheat or barley. I live in Alaska so it might be tough to get. May have to just stick with BOSS if it's all I can get my hands on. Would a natural foods store carry barley or wheat maybe?
Click to expand...
Stay with the feed store. Here is a list of sprout nutrition. Maybe your feed store seeds in this list.

http://sproutpeople.org/growing-sprouts/sprout-nutrition/


I like sprouting alfalfa. Birds will eat it, high in crude protein, (35%) and then feed cheap cracked corn at 9% crude protein. I still feed crumble from the mill for the vitamins, just cutting my feed bill down.

After all, you can eat the alfalfa sprouts too! What a wonderful seed to grow, especially if the stuff hits the fan.
 
A HappyHenLover said:
These guys sell a pricey fodder system but you can easily buy the same parts for less money and make it yourself.
http://half-pinthomestead.com/FodderKits.html
Click to expand...
I made my own.

Used a old four shelf plastic shelving rack. Bought plastic gutter from Lowes and screwed the gutter to third shelf of rack to drain water back to bucket under gutter.

Bought 1020 plastic trays from Amazon at $1 each, drilled holes on one end. Tilted trays so water run to drain holes which drips to tray below. Top three shelves hold 9 trays. (I have four racks, capacity 36 trays)

You can hand pour water to top tray 2-3x per day. I bought a hydroponic timer to activate a submersible fountain pump which pumps water thru 3/4" pvc with small drip holes. Hydroponic timer runs 6x a day for 30 seconds, just enough to flood the top tray. Gravity does the rest .
 
Jeanette56 said:
Quote: I know this shouldn't be in this "fodder" thread, but that's where this, about peeling eggs, started and I just had to add something that I have tried. I tried this experiment with my fresh eggs. I boiled them, as usual, and rinsed them in cold water. I then refrigerated them until they were well-chilled. Then I boiled a pot of water and immersed the COLD boiled eggs in the hot water for just a minute. I drained them, again, and let them cool a bit so I could handle them. Since I have a problem with my fingernails and cannot peel eggs by hand, I used a plastic spoon to remove the shell. It worked pretty good; no comparison to trying to peel them when cooked the conventional way. Perhaps it was putting the cold shells into the hot water that helped separate the shell from the membrane.

I did check all of the suggested websites and there are a couple that I want to try. One suggests putting a pinhole in the round end of the egg and the other is about steaming the eggs.
Click to expand...
 
MaPa26 said:
I know this shouldn't be in this "fodder" thread, but that's where this, about peeling eggs, started and I just had to add something that I have tried. I tried this experiment with my fresh eggs. I boiled them, as usual, and rinsed them in cold water. I then refrigerated them until they were well-chilled. Then I boiled a pot of water and immersed the COLD boiled eggs in the hot water for just a minute. I drained them, again, and let them cool a bit so I could handle them. Since I have a problem with my fingernails and cannot peel eggs by hand, I used a plastic spoon to remove the shell. It worked pretty good; no comparison to trying to peel them when cooked the conventional way. Perhaps it was putting the cold shells into the hot water that helped separate the shell from the membrane.

I did check all of the suggested websites and there are a couple that I want to try. One suggests putting a pinhole in the round end of the egg and the other is about steaming the eggs.
Click to expand...
 

Similar threads

Happy Novogens
    • Like
    • Love
    • Informative
Growing wheatgrass fodder indoors -- sharing my method
2
Replies
14
Views
8K
Happy Novogens
Happy Novogens
PhantomSlayer
    • Like
Soaking feed overnight questions
Replies
2
Views
5K
NatJ
NatJ
ChickenShepherd_6116
    • Informative
Cluck and Co. vs Scratch and Peck chicken feed
Replies
2
Views
432
Mother of Chaos
Mother of Chaos
V
    • Like
Fodder growing questions
2
Replies
10
Views
6K
Saundra4
S
T
Bielefelders not gaining weight
Replies
2
Views
583
BlueBaby
B

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom