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Mine has been laying since December :) They’re slowing down now, I’m guessing in preparation for their first moult. I stopped fermenting feed when spring came. Work obligations made it hard for me to do the preparations, and pellets were just so much easier! I did end up having to make a...

I'm using a 20% protein all flock feed. I'm pretty frugal, so I usually get Dumor 20% chick starter, but they didn't have it at TSC when I went :( the nutritional info on purina's flock raiser feed is here (no caloric info though) For 70 birds, I can definitely see the need to be very clear on...

Tell me about it! I made my coop mostly out of pallets. Taking that apart was such a pain. Thank goodness I had a friend who was tossing out a bunch of pressure treated 2x4s. Craigslist is the best, Facebook market place is awesome too. I scored 40ft of free 4ft chain link fencing the other...

oooh I have worm bins too! But they get the tea bags and the coop gets the coffee, lol. I’m currently composting inside the run, and it really gives the birds something to do. The best part about pelletized horse bedding? it breaks down really fast in the compost! I want to see someone use it...

yay it works! I’ll leave the reading to you scientists and reap the benefits through your discussions :oops:

lol! I use pelletized horse bedding... and left over coffee grounds. I have 5 birds and my coop is a 4x4, so I don’t know whether it would work in a walk in coop - just because of the way the bedding tends to pack down when not sifted. I *love* this bedding, it’s very absorbent and will clump...

From the path it looks like it’s something off your computer and not the internet. Is it on a private server or something?

I don’t like the smell and flavor of commercial yeast. Making a poolish fixes that problem, but that takes extra time too.Why do all the good things take time to make, grrr!

:sick I ferment because it’s super easy for me (add water, add feed, mix) 😂 and I get less stink. I can’t verify any of the other benefits, but the odor part is definitely valid. Switching to fermented feed made indoor brooding a pleasant experience (I kept my chicks in until 8 weeks). I’m...

Oh, I’ve always read that yeast is capable of both aerobic and anaerobic fermentation. Certainly not as prolific as lactobacter, but will still have significant presence to aid in fermentation. I believe anaerobic yeast fermentation is generally what happens in dough. I often make bread with...

Hmm... I believe sourdough is a lacto-ferment (accounts for the sour flavor), ofcourse it also contains yeast. I believe all grains (which is what feed is mostly comprised of) have a tendency to undergo yeast *and* bacteria fermentation if left to naturally ferment. Are you saying that there is...

Sorry, I didn’t put the measurements up because I’m such a lazy butt. I just measured and the ratio is as follows:- starter:water:feed 1:4:8 so for my mason jar it was: - 1/4 cup fermented feed (or sourdough starter) - 1 cup water - 2 cups feed Mix starter with water, then add feed and mix...

I took photos of the process! I put it in a jar so it’s easier to see... 1/ left over fermented feed 2/ add water 3/ add feed -> mix well

I wanted to write this to help anyone who had the same question I did when I first got into fermenting feed. I'm an avid fermenter (is that a word?), I make my own sourdough bread, kefir, saukraut and other fermented foods. However, the concept of fermenting chicken feed was new to me. Most of...