Sprouted feed

[linben]

I don't sprout as many as a 5 gallon bucket (don't have enought chickens). I have an old large pickle jar with cheesecloth over it to rinse and drain. It fits in the fridge so the sprouts last me a while.

Where do you buy wheatgrass seed? Can you buy at the feed store? Online seed costs a lot. I haven't sprouted that but would like to try.

Thanks

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

Does buttermilk have the same probiotics as yogurt? Does it aid in digestion like yogurt? How much is too much and how often is too often; my girls like it in the mash I make with the alfalfa?

Another thread told how to take a gallon of milk, add one quart of buttermilk to have your own buttermilk. If the buttermilk does the same job, then I can easily mix it up and have in the frig for the girls.

 

[Chris09]

I have been "sprouting" my grain a little different this year than in the past.
I take a small hoe and dig a shallow trench, then I put a thin layer of Oats and Wheat that has been soaking in water over night in the bottom of the trench. I then fill the trench with soil and cover it with a heavy board for about 4 to 5 days. On the 4th or 5th day I then take the board off the top of the trench and expose the young "seedlings" for the chickens to scratch at and eat.

Now that winter is coming on I will start sprouting in a bucket again till spring.
I soak Oat in a bucket of 1/2 water and 1/2 apple juice for 2 day (longer in the winter) then I drain the Grain and feed to the birds.
Note - I don't through out the liquid left over from soaking grain. The liquid that is left over is then either used to "enrich" the compost pile or used once a week when watering the birds.

The thing that you have to keep in mind is that some grains like Barley will ferment within 24 to 48 hours.

Chris

 

[WildflowerJLH]

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Why do you add the apple juice?

 

[Chris09]

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Why do you add the apple juice?

When you soak grains like Oats they adsorb a lot of liquid so I add apple juice. The apple juice has some vitamins/minerals and it adds a added benefit to feeding soaked oats/grains.

Chris

 

[wolftracks]

 

[HorizonSon]

Super info!

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

What about sprouting Pinto Beans? Do they have as much protein as peas?

Sorry to be such a pest...just trying to find a variety of things to offer to my girls.

 

[wolftracks]

Boo-Boo's Mama :

What about sprouting Pinto Beans? Do they have as much protein as peas?

Sorry to be such a pest...just trying to find a variety of things to offer to my girls.

I say be a pest!

I would like to know also.

I have a question about wheat. Can you sprout the wheat you get at the feedstore or is there a souce for seed or what?​

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

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I say be a pest!

I would like to know also.

I have a question about wheat. Can you sprout the wheat you get at the feedstore or is there a souce for seed or what?

I would like to know about finding wheat to sprout. DH called about peas and all they had were some to be planted that had been treated and were $80 for 50#'s. I can buy one # at the grocery for 89 cents and that is food grade.