Soy beans

[winnman]

Went to the heath food store and bought some organic soy beans. I live in Washington state and I planted the soy beans in my garden . Lets see if they grow. I also went to the beach and picked up some sea weed since the tide was very low now I am drying them and plan on grinding the seaweed and feeding it to my chickens.

 

[galanie]

I jealous that you can go and pick up seaweed like that. I live close to the Gulf Coast but I haven't seen any types of seaweed growing in an area the public can access to get. I'd want it for the garden though rather than for the chickens, but it sounds like a cool idea. I'm trying out planting chickpeas from the health food store myself. Hope we both succeed!

 

[winnman]

The seaweed has dryed and the chicks love it. About every three day i grind some up and ad it to their food. I have to double feed them on the days I ad the seaweed. hope it is good for them. Do you think I can feed them to muck protien?

 

[debid]

Just feel the need to mention that soybeans must be cooked before feeding them...

 

[winnman]

Regarding. Soy beans need to be cooked. Can I not just grind them?

 

[Hinotori]

An enzyme inhibitor or such in them acts as an antinutrient. Heat deactivates it. Soybeans do have to be cooked. Then you can grind them up.

 

[AKsmama]

Quote:
No. Grinding is not cooking. Here's a quick explanation: http://msucares.com/poultry/feeds/poultry_soybeans.html

"Feeding Soybeans to Poultry

There are many types of beans including soybeans that are used as ingredients in bird diets. In general, all beans and peas are good protein and energy sources for birds. The primary problem with their use is that they must be processed prior to feeding.

Most are members of the legume family of plants. One characteristic of these plants is that the fruit (beans) contain enzyme inhibitors that interfere with the digestion and utilization of nutrients in the diets. If beans are used, they must be roasted or steamed to destroy the antinutritional factors. All commercial soybean meals are processed in this way before being sold as feed ingredients. Raw soybeans should never be fed to poultry or game birds.

Nutritional research has been conducted on almost all commercially produced beans to determine whether they can be used as poultry feed ingredients. Contact the Extension Poultry Specialist to confirm whether specific species of beans can be used and under what conditions."

 

[winnman]

Thank you so much