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My chickens are loving the fodder I am growing. First few trays didn't do well. Here are the things that I learned so far....
1. After you soak the seeds overnight, you should scoop off and throw away anything that is floating on top of the soak water. That stuff will not grow and will contribute to growing mold instead.
2. After the over night soak, rinse the seeds well and rinse again. This gets off a lot of whatever it is that can make the seeds slimy. (Kind-of like rice that sits in water)
3. Don't make the seeds more than a 1/2 inch deep. They don't grow well.
4. Mist the seeds with lots of water several times a day. This rinses away more of the sticky stuff.

I have found a source of Barley and will be picking it up later today. It is suppose to grow much faster than the wheat I am using! I have also gotten some fodder trays that are working a lot better than the aluminum baking trays and are twice the size of the ones in this photo. Fodder can save you up to 75% on chicken feed. One pound of seed produces up to 6 pounds of fodder feed! And, the chickens love the fresh young fodder greens!

 
I tried growing wheat grass for mine last year. Found a blog showing growing it in water and placing it out of pan in run out of the pan. But mine were to "chicken" to approach it and had to remove and discard. Your post makes me want to try again but grow it in pan/dirt.
 
sunflour said:
I tried growing wheat grass for mine last year. Found a blog showing growing it in water and placing it out of pan in run out of the pan. But mine were to "chicken" to approach it and had to remove and discard. Your post makes me want to try again but grow it in pan/dirt.
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I grow mine in trays with holes in the bottom. No dirt. That way, they eat the root wads and all! My chickens come running when they see me with the fodder in hand! You should try it again!
 
Photo of one of my EE and an Olive egger.
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GAMarans said:
The alien bird ... almost all grown up now.
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Gorgeous tom, our big tom jumped on the dog today and the dog bit him, ripped the skin on his breast. I am going to have to find a new home for him once he heels up. The tom is always chasing the dogs around the yard and the dogs have had all they can take.
 

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