9 bucks a square bale?I ferment about a cup and a half of "allstock" for each of them daily. Keep it really thick.. I realized they were attracted to the FF when they followed me out to the pigs pasture a few times. they normally don't want any part of the pigs. One morning, I let them out to pasture and had the pigs feed bucket in the other hand. Both boys heads DOVE into the bucket! That was a challenge getting it away from them!so i added the "ferment juice" to their feed that day and away they went! I They have been on it about a month now, and refuse the dry pellet. I also feed a flake of grass/orchard hay a day per boy. If i am out in the other field i will tether them at the fence row, and let them eat weeds. (We do not permit spraying, nor anyone around us.) Tethering worries me, so if i am not with them every second i won't do it .I feel terrible for you! Hay is high here, but i am getting it for $9 a bale so far. its rising fast. I am going to sprout grass flats for them in the house for winter, but allow it to get the longer stalks. I remember the goats have a wider feed variety than the alpaca... I use to keep them also. I plan to get a few Nigerian dwarf this spring... but may go with a different milk breed, hmm so many choices!! Hope that helps.
9 bucks a square bale?Yikes!
We pay 4 for squares 25 for barn kept 5x5 roundsUGHthe drought this last year really hurt us all. Some of the local small farms have sold off stock, especially the goats because of hay prices. I got it for 2 bucks, 3 at most a bale a few seasons ago for the goats i had back then. i have about 4 acres pasture here and you can bet i was out with the sweeper getting every blade of grass i could this fall. The big round bales are 80-90 bucks now tooThis alone made me wait til spring to get goats again, and a few cows.
At what point in the fermenting do you give it to the chickens?
As it ferments you will notice a fermenting, sour doughish smell and usually bubbles, especially when you stir them, anytime after that they are fermented and ready to feed. They can be fed before as just soaked grains, but I would wait and give the fermenting process time. In warm weather it could be as little as two days, but in cooler weather it may take a week or so. Just remember once it ferments just add new don't throw out all your good fermenting liquid and subsequent batches will be ready much sooner.
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