Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method

I'll be trying this. Thank you for explaining how. Love the pictures to go with the explanation.

Super helpful with the details and informative. Thanks!

Great article, clear and informative. Thanks for sharing.

Comprehensive, detailed article with great information!

Well written, concise, explained in a way everyone could understand and follow to start feeding in this manner. Gives reader options to handle feeding their flock in the best way they see fit.

Thank you so much for this! I just threw away 80lbs of chicken feed that I forgot about in the back of the truck and it got rained on and when I opened it to check it - it was fermented. Definite fruity smell. I wish I'd known it was ok to feed. Your article was a wonderful education. Aloha!

Thanks for the insight! This is the second time I've seen an article about fermenting feed. I can't wait to try it. Im doing a 4 day/bucket method where you start with the day 1 bucket, pour into day 2 bucket, etc. Until you get to day 4 when the fermentation is complete. The day 4 bucket also has holes drilled in the bottom for excess liquid to drain & be reused in the day 1 bucket to kick start the process!

Very informative and well written. Will be fermenting my own feed very soon, now.

Good to see others know this good idea too! I put feed in a sports drink bottle add water to wet it all and let it set in the sun for a few days, shaking it and making sure it’s still wet. The chickens, turkeys and ducks live it almost as much as worms!

A new thing to me. Thank you

What an interesting and informative article!!!
I have given my girls plain, natural yogurt and they seemed non-committal on the taste. Your article's advise has inspired me to take action and try my hand at fermented foods! They help my digestion and absorption in a big way.
The photos are very helpful - thank you for sharing those! I definitely would have panicked upon seeing the kham yeast in the bucket if you hadn't shown the photos!
Great job on this article, well done!!!

Interesting! My husband makes beer and gives the chickens the fermented grains. The chickens love it! Do they get the same benefit as the fermented chicken food?

Really informative and useful article! Can't wait to try this with my chickens! Also, I feed my girls DuMOR 5-grain scratch, with corn, wheat, milo, barley, and sunflower seeds. Would fermenting work with that?

Great information, thank you! I live in the suburbs and only have access to pellets and crumbles, but a few years ago I came across a recipe for making my own grain feed. I haven't make it for quite a while, but will do so now and try the ferment. I'm a big fan of fermentation and sprouting anyway, why not do it for the girls? https://theherbanfarmer.com/urban-chickens-part-3/ (recipe on bottom of page)

Excellent information! I keep sourdough starter to make a small variety of bread types, so I can definitely relate to the fermented feed concept. I would have never imagined such a process for the dear, sweet chickies.

Fermented foods are great for our wellness-- they normalise the level of acidity in our tummy, give digestive system equilibrium, aid in the absorption of nutrients and counteract toxic compounds.

In chickens, it has actually been found to have comparable impacts- aiding with their digestion as well as intestinal tract wellness as well as enhancing their egg weight, shell weight and density.

Fermenting maintains all the vital vitamins in your chicken feed grains, and also produces new vitamins such as folic acid, riboflavin, thiamin and niacin- all which assist promote far better total wellness in your chickens!

Thank you!! This was very informative and actually answered the last few questions I had in my mind after the research I'd already done myself. I actually have my first batch of fermented feed ready for tomorrow morning. I'm hoping they will get acclimated to the new feed w/o throwing too big of a fit. Lol They are quite the spoiled little flock...they are picky and give me grief if things aren't just right. If I'm late with their treats, they, along with the ducks, come to my sliding glass doors and peck at the glass, the roo will crow and the ducks quack...until I give them their afternoon veggies. ? Again, thank you!!

This is great information compiled in an easy manner to read! I was just thinking about sopping up my ladies meals with warm filtered water. Enjoyed the digestive benefits for them, with the cold hoping it will help with production! Thanks for the tip! -Mrs. Cluckle Berry

Thank you for this amazing article , I did ferment for about a month but was using pellets .. which becomes more like a pudding loll I will try this way with a bucket and more of a grain feed ! Your explanation is easy and simple ! Thank you very much