What Do I Do With Wheat?

[gale65]

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That's where I get mine too. We farm and I always save some back when we're harvesting. After corn harvest I go out and gather up ears that the combine missed...they love pecking the corn off the ears.

They can peck the dent corn off when it's totally dry?? That sounds like a good job for my kids (picking up ears, not pecking corn).

 

[Katy]

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That's where I get mine too. We farm and I always save some back when we're harvesting. After corn harvest I go out and gather up ears that the combine missed...they love pecking the corn off the ears.

They can peck the dent corn off when it's totally dry?? That sounds like a good job for my kids (picking up ears, not pecking corn).

Yes, I just throw an ear in and they go after it.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I throw wheat (not ground up) on the ground sometimes but also mix it into their feed mix (see my BYC page if interested).

My chickens LOVE wheat!!!

If I give it as a treat, I call "wheeee --- eat!" And they come running!

 

[vsmenagerie]

My chickens dont seem to like wheat..unless I sprout it. Then they go crazy over it! You could always sprout some of it for them too!

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/19640/sprouting-hard-red-winter-wheat

I did mine in some glass jars. I filled them half full of wheat then let soak overnight in water. I took some tulle and a rubber band and covered the opening. I drained and rinsed until the water was clear, laid the jars on their side my sink and just rinsed a few times a day. Within 1 day, you could see them starting to sprout. Day two, I took out some, as they looked crowded and fed them. Day 3, I fed half of each jar and finished them off today. I did the rinsing every day.