Starting a Fodder adventure

[mixedbreeds]

Info snagged from the net.

• Sprouting improves the enzyme content, making it more easily digested than grains; after sprouting, a grain becomes 40-50% more digestible to the bird, which means that they are getting more nutrition and fiber than from the same amount of unsprouted grain
• Sprouts are loaded with chlorophyll and beta-carotene, resulting in darker yolks and arguably, more nutritious eggs.

 

[aart]

Info snagged from the net.

You really should provide a link to where that came from,
so folks can assess the source and info themselves,
and to avoid basic plagiarism.

 

[FnWeirdo]

20/Jan/2019

-Evening updates-



XP1(day6)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP2(day5)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP3(day4)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP4(day3)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP5(day2)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

 

[mixedbreeds]

Your chickens are going to love you once they figure out it’s not going to kill them. They are so funny like that, first time I tossed some out they took off now it’s like walking in a sea of chickens.

 

[FnWeirdo]

21/Jan/2019

-Morning updates-


XP1(day7)
(weight of jar w/cap and fodder before feeding)
(metric)

(standard)

(out of jar on plate)

(better look at the "mat" that forms)

XP2(day6)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP3(day5)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

(put xp2 and xp3 in sunlight)

XP4(day4)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP5(day3)
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

XP6(day2)
*Drain*
*Rinse*
*Drain*
(seed progression)

 

[FnWeirdo]

sorry about the wait for morning update i wasn't paying attention uploading photos and had to put everything in the correct folders... takes alot longer when you accidentally misfile something lol.

anyways i Fed XP1 to the chickens this morning they were very stand offish which i expected cause they always are with a new snack. by tomorrow they will run at me for it lol. i usually give them warm oatmeal on this really cold days and they gobble it up in no time maybe ill make a small batch to go with the fodder. that is if they haven't tried the sprouts.

 

[FnWeirdo]

Xp1
jar weight-776 g
jar w/ seed- 814 g
seed weight- 38 g
jar w/ fodder last day -973 g
Fodder weight- 197 g
fodder weight minus seed weight =159g total gain

for those who dont want to dig and do the math XD

 

[Kayla's Lunch]

I grow microgreens in 10" x 20" flats for the people in the family, so I also grow some for the chickens - wheat, lentils, millet/sunflower seed bird seed, and peas. I just ordered some barley to try that. I haven't done the sprouting in the jars because I already have things set up for the microgreens. Has anyone done both? I saw that Amazon has little sprouting trays that stack on top of each other. I was wondering if that would be even easier than growing the microgreens. The chickens just love, love, love the stuff!

 

[Purple_grape84]

This is such a great idea! I have done the jar method for personal consumption of sprouts, but had not thought about using it for the chickens. Thanks.

 

[Eggscaping]

What, exactly is fodder? I mean, "fodder for the mill" and so on...is it grain? First I was thinking 'silage', but that's fermented grass...AFAIK.