Mash for chickens - I need recipes

[Egglady77]

What are everyone's recipes for chicken mash? I've recently started soaking a bit of grain in the morning and putting it in the blender for their breakfast. My hens are picky and hate grain of any sort, and I've never been able to get them to eat it. But this way they love it and waste nothing. In fact they go crazy for it. How do I start the whole fermented mash thing? And what things can I add to it for extra nutrition? Like spices, sugar, minerals, etc?

 

[FrostRanger]

I would just do plain chicken feed. To ferment it, fill a jar a little under halfway with feed and the rest of the way with water, cover loosely and let it sit for 2-3 days and serve
Edit:
Typing in a hurry and being on mobile don't mix well

 

[Egglady77]

I would just do plain chicken feed. To ferment it, fill a barn a little under halfway with feed and the rest of the way with water, cover loosely and let it sit for 2-3 days and serve

I don't have plain chicken feed though. We grow our grain because it's so much cheaper. It's a mix. Like barley, oats, corn, sunflower seeds, etc. But they choose to only eat the seeds. So can I do what you just said with this?

 

[ChaosMom]

I would just do plain chicken feed. To ferment it, fill a barn a little under halfway with feed and the rest of the way with water, cover loosely and let it sit for 2-3 days and serve

hee hee

 

[FrostRanger]

hee hee

Yeah, I typed that near the end of my 15. I just got off work and saw that and thought "how'd that typo happen" lol

 

[Altairsky]

If you want to ferment whole grain, look for proteic race pigeon mix. It's good and healthy for chickens and it ferments really well.