The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Robert Blosl]

Quote: Could you explained how I would fermenting my feed whci is a pellet game bird food. If I cant do that enplane how you do yours. bob

 

[AletaG]

Could you explained how I would fermenting my feed whci is a pellet game bird food. If I cant do that enplane how you do yours. bob

Ack! Can it be?! A thread for you:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds/

Generally speaking, BeeKissed is to FF as you are to HRIR... go forth and learn, Oh HRIR Guru, of the Fermenting of the FEED!

'nite.
Oh, and we had fun at the dinner table. First time to actually watch a Darking Beetle emerge from a pupa shell... This is so much fun!

 

[Chickens Naturally]

http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Sprouting.html

There are a couple of threads on BYC, one of them is :
Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds and
You can also search youtube on this and see a lot of videos on how to sprout its good for folks too. Put a little Braggs unfiltered Apple cider vinegar in it and it helps ferment and keep out bad bacteria too.
Bob, go back a page and tell me what you think about the RIR pair, I posted a couple of pics, Thanks.

 

[Chickens Naturally]

Just realized the above link was on sprouting, increases protein 50%, this is page one of the same site, you click page two and page three etc, to navigate.

http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Making-Poultry-Feeds-1.html

 

[immyjay54]

No reason to contact Steven. All he has is GMO eating Mutants over there. I know because he got them from me and that is all I have. Some of them have 12 toes, 3 heads and speak Spanish. That GMO stuff is bad news.

Oh my gosh Matt, I just found the ideal picture for you on a face book page. Just wondering, did you sell this bird? I can't believe I came across this just at the right time. ROFL.
How many legs and toes does this girl have? I really thought you were kidding about what the GMO did.
Oh my, it's time for me to go to bed. Good night all zzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[bruceh]

Could you explained how I would fermenting my feed whci is a pellet game bird food. If I cant do that enplane how you do yours. bob

in my mix i use a game bird feed as well. so here it is.. take the feed. place it in a Rubbermaid garbage can.with lid.. keep the lid loose so air can get in. do not use a metal container.it will leak toxins created by the fermenting process fill the container with the feed. and add water to cover the feed. the pellets will break down like a paste. .. now the water will be absorbed my the feed. so what you will have to do is add more water until you get the consistency of oat meal. let the feed sit for 3-4 days. during the 3-4 day waiting time stir it up a bit. if it starts to dry add more water. keep i at an oat meal consistency . you can use unpasteurized apple cider vinegar to jump start the fermentation process but it is not necessary, it will ferment naturally on its own. you can tell the ferment process by the sweet smell. what you will find also is a whitish film on the top of the feed. do not be alarmed. the film is the good bacteria ..
now once you have the fermentation process going all you have to do is add feed and water when you get toward the bottom. the feed will not go bad.
the benefits of fermenting feed is fantastic. you will see nice feather shine, overall disease resistance, less water intake, less poop and smell, nice heavy eggs with big yolks and hard shells.
hatched chicks on fermented feed from day 1 will feather faster and grow stronger.
how the fermented feed works for the bird . the fermentation process lowers the Ph . this in return makes the nutrients of the feed more available to the bird. also by fermenting the protein levels increase. i use a feed that i have made to my specs that has a protein level of around 17.9 % . before fermentation. i have never had an issue.

 

[Chickens Naturally]

New to this thread and dont have time to read all the post but just wondering if you all consider Bantam RIR a heritage breed. Here is a picture of my breeding pair. Is there a way to tell the sex of a chick? I read that you can tell with the stripe on top of the head. I just hatched 4 chicks 2 days ago and there is no stripe on any of the heads. But the color is so dark i dont think i could see a stripe if there is one. There is stripes on the back of 2 of them. My rooster did have a really nice comb before last years winter.

Hey, welcome to the thread! I don't now a whole lot about chickens and said something about what me and my birds eat, I think it upset some of these fellers to the point they quit reading the thread, but they'll probably settle down and get back to ya soon.

 

[Chickens Naturally]

in my mix i use a game bird feed as well. so here it is.. take the feed. place it in a Rubbermaid garbage can.with lid.. keep the lid loose so air can get in. do not use a metal container.it will leak toxins created by the fermenting process fill the container with the feed. and add water to cover the feed. the pellets will break down like a paste. .. now the water will be absorbed my the feed. so what you will have to do is add more water until you get the consistency of oat meal. let the feed sit for 3-4 days. during the 3-4 day waiting time stir it up a bit. if it starts to dry add more water. keep i at an oat meal consistency . you can use unpasteurized apple cider vinegar to jump start the fermentation process but it is not necessary, it will ferment naturally on its own. you can tell the ferment process by the sweet smell. what you will find also is a whitish film on the top of the feed. do not be alarmed. the film is the good bacteria ..
now once you have the fermentation process going all you have to do is add feed and water when you get toward the bottom. the feed will not go bad.
the benefits of fermenting feed is fantastic. you will see nice feather shine, overall disease resistance, less water intake, less poop and smell, nice heavy eggs with big yolks and hard shells.
hatched chicks on fermented feed from day 1 will feather faster and grow stronger.
how the fermented feed works for the bird . the fermentation process lowers the Ph . this in return makes the nutrients of the feed more available to the bird. also by fermenting the protein levels increase. i use a feed that i have made to my specs that has a protein level of around 17.9 % . before fermentation. i have never had an issue.

Thanks! I'm going to try it.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

in my mix i use a game bird feed as well. so here it is.. take the feed. place it in a Rubbermaid garbage can.with lid.. keep the lid loose so air can get in. do not use a metal container.it will leak toxins created by the fermenting process fill the container with the feed. and add water to cover the feed. the pellets will break down like a paste. .. now the water will be absorbed my the feed. so what you will have to do is add more water until you get the consistency of oat meal. let the feed sit for 3-4 days. during the 3-4 day waiting time stir it up a bit. if it starts to dry add more water. keep i at an oat meal consistency . you can use unpasteurized apple cider vinegar to jump start the fermentation process but it is not necessary, it will ferment naturally on its own. you can tell the ferment process by the sweet smell. what you will find also is a whitish film on the top of the feed. do not be alarmed. the film is the good bacteria ..
now once you have the fermentation process going all you have to do is add feed and water when you get toward the bottom. the feed will not go bad.
the benefits of fermenting feed is fantastic. you will see nice feather shine, overall disease resistance, less water intake, less poop and smell, nice heavy eggs with big yolks and hard shells.
hatched chicks on fermented feed from day 1 will feather faster and grow stronger.
how the fermented feed works for the bird . the fermentation process lowers the Ph . this in return makes the nutrients of the feed more available to the bird. also by fermenting the protein levels increase. i use a feed that i have made to my specs that has a protein level of around 17.9 % . before fermentation. i have never had an issue.

That's the way I do it. I use crumble feed. Works great. For those who use layer feed for there hens, doing this for some reason makes the layer feed go bad faster than none layer feed. Don't know why, it just does. So I only make half of a 5 gal bucket for the 16 girls that are laying. Then just add to it each day. Works very well for chicks and smaller birds that like to get it the bowls and throw there feed around. FF there is no waste! Even if they get in there and start scratching around they can't throw it all over.

 

[RedRidge]

No reason to contact Steven. All he has is GMO eating Mutants over there. I know because he got them from me and that is all I have. Some of them have 12 toes, 3 heads and speak Spanish. That GMO stuff is bad news.

Oh my gosh Matt, I just found the ideal picture for you on a face book page. Just wondering, did you sell this bird? I can't believe I came across this just at the right time. ROFL. How many legs and toes does this girl have? I really thought you were kidding about what the GMO did. Oh my, it's time for me to go to bed. Good night all zzzzzzzzzzzz

Now THAT is funny! I don't care who ya are... ROFL