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Sprouted grain has tons of nutrition. Any grain can sprout, everyone has there favorites. You can start small and easy with a bag of Western Family Lintels...
All you need is a jar and a cover with holes for drainage. I had a roll of screen for repairing my screen door that I never used (I ended up just replacing the door) tooling works, an old nylon stocking could work. I put an inch of grain in a jar, cover with a square of drainage material and a rubber band to secure it, and let it soak 8 hrs or overnight. Drain well- real well. Tip the jar on its side into a small dish. Rinse and drain twice a day for a few days till the growth is at least two to three times as long as the starting grain (or more). The picture below is wheat. Google and Utube had a ton of tutorials. The below link has lots of good info. You will have so much fun!

http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2012/12/easy-ways-to-sprout-seeds-for-your.html?m=1

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Great thread La Casa de Pollo, I'm starting small and sprouting not going all the way to fodder but same idea. I have limited space so I need to make everything work for on a small scale! Love the sm 4 stacking sprouters and looking at doubling up 1gal ice cream buckets, the inside one with holes...
 
unfortunately, in the 7 years I've been here, I've never been!  
I think it's coming up! We could meet- hang out with another mother hen!

what's all involved with sprouting? what would I need for it, and how much would it cost to get the grain?



Here is one more link for fodder....this thread got me started two winters ago, it was started by pawtraitart on here :D I do mine in the trays like this, it works great.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/713334/growing-fodder-for-chickens



Mamadawn if you remember what kind of birdseed you tried let us know :D

The birdseed I got to sprout was inexpensive ( I'm being polite- it was the cheapest one with no cracked corn :) (which doesn't sprout) The last one I got at Walmart. I do like IFA's it might be fresher. Side note: I do like IFA's scratch- you can buy it @.40 cents by the pound :) I don't get it very often- just a treat for the kids to throw...

RJ Did you end up submitting a photo for the calendar? I hope so. You had some great pics!


How do you summit a photo? Which one did you like? I like my night time Chunnel one.
 
Sorry for that last mash of posts... I'm still trying to figure out how to use this site. I hope any of my replays make sense.
Sorry again. I do love the fellowship :) be patient with me...
 
I'm thinking about going to the box elder fair next week. Can we make arrangements to meet up with everyone so we can say howdy and meet each other. Let me know
LOVE this idea :) !!! I will be there most everyday from Wed on so just let me know and I can be there.
 
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Mamadawn if you remember what kind of birdseed you tried let us know :D

The birdseed I got to sprout was inexpensive ( I'm being polite- it was the cheapest one with no cracked corn (which doesn't sprout) The last one I got at Walmart. I do like IFA's it might be fresher. Side note: I do like IFA's scratch- you can buy it @.40 cents by the pound I don't get it very often- just a treat for the kids to throw...
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Mamadawn if you remember what kind of birdseed you tried let us know :D

The birdseed I got to sprout was inexpensive ( I'm being polite- it was the cheapest one with no cracked corn (which doesn't sprout) The last one I got at Walmart. I do like IFA's it might be fresher. Side note: I do like IFA's scratch- you can buy it @.40 cents by the pound I don't get it very often- just a treat for the kids to throw...
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K thanks! WIll have to try it.

Here is a pic Liz sent of the SG separated from the silkie babies. Way more silkie babies than SG, but these look like a pretty cute little bunch!

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